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brooch

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brooch  (brch, brch) also broach (brch)
n.
A relatively large decorative pin or clasp.

[Middle English broche, pointed tool, brooch, pin; see broach1.]

brooch [brəʊtʃ]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) an ornament with a hinged pin and catch, worn fastened to clothing
[from Old French broche; see broach1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.broochbrooch - a decorative pin worn by women      
pin - a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
sunburst - a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun
Verb1.brooch - fasten with or as if with a brooch
fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

brooch
noun badge, pin, clip, fastening, clasp a sapphire brooch
Translations
brooch [brəʊtʃ] Nprendedor m, broche m; (ancient) → fíbula f

brooch [ˈbrəʊtʃ] nbroche f

brooch
nBrosche f

brooch [brəʊtʃ] nspilla, fermaglio
brooch [brəʊtʃ] nspilla, fermaglio

brooch
n brooch [brəutʃ]
a decoration, especially for a woman's dress, fastened by a pin She wore a brooch on the collar of her dress. borsspeld دَبّوس، مَشْبَك صِدْر للزينَه брошка brož broche die Brosche καρφίτσα broche, alfiler (de pecho), prendedor, fíbula pross گل سینه rintakoru broche סִיכָּה ब्रोच एक प्रकार का गहना kopča melltű bros spilla ブローチ 브로치 sagė piespraude; sakta kerongsang broche brosje, brystnål broszka alfinete broşă брошь brošňa zaponka broš brosch เข็มกลัด broş 胸針 брошка عورتوں کی آرائش کے لئے ایک سجاوٹی چیز ghim hoa (gài cổ áo)

brooch بروش brož broche Brosche διακοσμητική καρφίτσα broche rintakoru broche broš fermaglio ブローチ 브로치 broche brosje broszka broche брошь brosch เข็มกลัด broş ghim hoa cài áo 胸针


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Marilla wore her amethyst brooch to church that day as usual.
Then she ran into the kitchen, and cooked the king's soup; and as soon as the cook was gone, she put the golden brooch into the dish.
"Now, don't put on that sad look again," said Lucy, pinning the large brooch below Maggie's fine throat.
 
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