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brooch

noun

  1. large ornament with a pin fastening
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɹəʊtʃ/ / /bɹoʊt͡ʃ/ / /bɹut͡ʃ/

noun

Etymology: Variant of broach.

  1. A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.
  2. A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.

verb

Etymology: Variant of broach.

  1. To adorn as with a brooch.

    Not the imperious show / Of the full-fortuned Caesar ever shall / Be brooch'd with me.