brooch
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brooch
- /bɹəʊtʃ/ UK
- /bɹoʊt͡ʃ/ US
- /bɹut͡ʃ/ US
Sounds like broach · Rhymes with -əʊtʃ, -uːtʃ
Where it comes from
Variant of broach.
noun brooches
-
A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.
Similar: breastpin
- A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.
verb brooches · brooching · brooched
- To adorn as with a brooch. Not the imperious show / Of the full-fortuned Caesar ever shall / Be brooch'd with me.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: breastpin, clasp, broach, spindle, pin, clip, spit, penannular, connector, broche, breastknot, ouche, pinback, button, boutonniere, lapel pin
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Talk about this word "brooch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brooch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. brooch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brooch "brooch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brooch.Cite this
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title = {brooch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
