What does BROOCH mean?

Definitions for BROOCH
broʊtʃ, brutʃbrooch

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. brooch, broach, breastpinverb

    a decorative pin worn by women

  2. brooch, claspverb

    fasten with or as if with a brooch

Wiktionary

  1. broochnoun

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. BROOCHnoun

    Etymology: broke, Dutch.

    Ay, marry, our chains and our jewels. ——
    Your brooches, pearls, and owches. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.

    Richly suited, but unseasonable; just like the brooch and the toothpick, which we wear not now. William Shakespeare.

    I know him well; he is the brooch, indeed,
    And gem of all the nation. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

  2. To Broochverb

    To adorn with jewels.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    Not th’ imperious shew
    Of the full-fortun’d Cæsar, ever shall
    Be brooch’d with me. William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.

Wikipedia

  1. Brooch

    A brooch (, also US: ) is a decorative jewelry item designed to be attached to garments, often to fasten them together. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold or some other material. Brooches are frequently decorated with enamel or with gemstones and may be solely for ornament or serve a practical function as a clothes fastener. The earliest known brooches are from the Bronze Age. As fashions in brooches changed rather quickly, they are important chronological indicators. In archaeology, ancient European brooches are usually referred to by the Latin term fibula.

ChatGPT

  1. brooch

    A brooch is a decorative piece of jewelry designed to be attached to garments, often to hold them closed. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold but sometimes bronze or other materials. Brooches frequently are decorated with gemstones, enamel, or other ornamentation and can come in various shapes and designs. They are typically used as accessories on clothing like jackets, blouses, dresses or scarves.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Broochnoun

    an ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn by men on the hat

  2. Broochnoun

    a painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting

  3. Brooch

    to adorn as with a brooch

Wikidata

  1. Brooch

    A brooch, also known in ancient times as a fibula, is a decorative jewelery item designed to be attached to garments, often to hold them closed. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold but sometimes bronze or some other material. Brooches are frequently decorated with enamel or with gemstones and may be solely for ornament or sometimes serve a practical function as a fastening, perhaps for a cloak. The earliest known brooches are from the Bronze Age. As fashions in brooches changed rather quickly, they are important chronological indicators.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Brooch

    brōch, n. an ornamental pin or instrument for fastening any article of dress, consisting for the most part either of a ring or disc, or of a semicircle, there being a pin in either case passing across it, fastened at one end with a joint or loop, and at the other with a hook.—v.t. (Shak.) to adorn as with a brooch. [Fr. broche, a spit. See Broach.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BROOCH in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BROOCH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of BROOCH in a Sentence

  1. Ben Jonson:

    Be not ashamed of thy virtues honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

  2. Carl Lipo:

    But under the conditions of warfare, weapons are going to have performance characteristics. And they're going to be very carefully fashioned for that purpose because it matters... You would cut somebody [ with a mata'a ], but they certainly wouldn't be lethal in any way. Related : Ancient Roman brooch contains' lovely' palindrome Some scientists have estimated, that, at its height, Easter Island’s population may have been as high as 20,000, but fell over centuries after the island’s trees and palms were cut down to build canoes and transport its famous giant statues. One theory suggests that the deforestation led to soil erosion, impacting the island’s ability to support wildlife and farming, and the collapse of its civilization. When the Dutch arrived at the island in 1722, its population was 3,000 or less. Only 111 inhabitants were living on Easter Island by 1877. Other experts, however, have questioned whether Easter Island ever supported a large population, citing instead the arrival of Europeans, who brought diseases and took islanders away as slaves. Related : Ancient 4,500-year-old boat discovered in Egypt What people traditionally think about Easter Island is being this island of catastrophe and collapse just isn't true in a pre-historic sense, populations were successful and lived sustainably on Easter Island up until European contact.

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