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brooch

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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brooch /brəʊtʃ $ broʊtʃ/ noun [countable]  brooch.jpg DCJa piece of jewellery that you fasten to your clothes, usually worn by women 胸针,饰针 SYN American English pin4  See picture of 见图 JEWELLERY
Examples from the Corpus
broochEverybody tried to take something - a scrap of clothing, a lock of hair, a false eyelash, a brooch.Graham was splendidly attired in full Highland dress, complete with plaid and cairngorm brooch.Mrs or Mme Wyatt wore patent-leather shoes and a smart brownish suit with a gold brooch.A slightly larger percentage of pairs of brooches were more abraded on the top right than the top left corner.Some wore cloaks clasped at the neck with huge ornamental brooches.He decided not to mention the brooch.After some reflection she removed the brooch, but retained the small, black stud ear-rings.This may indicate that the brooches were consistently worn in a particular position, but not in the same way.
Origin brooch (1200-1300) Old French broche pointed tool, pin, from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Latin broccus sticking out
brooch nounChinese
your of Corpus clothes, you to piece a jewellery that fasten


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brooch
brooch /brəʊtʃ $ broʊtʃ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: broche 'pointed tool, pin', from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Latin broccus 'sticking out'

a piece of jewellery that you fasten to your clothes, usually worn by women
   SYN  pin American English


broochBrE /brəʊtʃ/ 🔊NAmE /broʊtʃ/ 🔊 (especially BrE) (NAmE usually pin) noun
a piece of jewellery with a pin on the back of it, that can be fastened to your clothes 饰针;胸针;领针