brooch

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /bɹəʊtʃ/
• (America) enPR: brōch, IPA: /bɹoʊtʃ/, /bɹuːtʃ/

Noun

brooch (plural brooches)

1. A piece of women’s ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.

   Synonyms: breastpin

   Hypernyms: pin

2. A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.

Translations

• French: broche
• German: Brosche
• Italian: spilla
• Portuguese: broche
• Russian: бро́шка
• Spanish: broche

Verb

brooch (brooches, present participle brooching; past and past participle brooched)

1. (transitive) To adorn as with a brooch.

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