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Meanings of broach in English

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Portuguese
broche
Catalan
agulla de pit
Spanish
broche

A decorative pin worn by women.

broche
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Examples for "brooch"
Examples for "brooch"
1
And what about your brooch-thebrooch which you dropped in the room.
The Hand in the Dark
2
That trap for the owner of the brooch was a neat idea.
The Hand in the Dark
3
But Malcolm only laughed and fastened the brooch in her white dress.
Herb of Grace
4
For luck, I pinned on a brooch my father had given me.
The Water Witch
5
How many needles Betty Flanders had lost there; and her garnet brooch.
Jacob's Room
1
He took the breastpin from the table and handed it to the jailer.
Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel
2
He has had it, just as it was found, converted into a breastpin.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and Cali...
3
In his very pale cravat was a breastpin with a magnificent cat's eye.
The Malady of the Century
4
Fanny, I will give you this breastpin to remember me by.
Hope and Have; or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians: A Story for Yo...
5
Madam Delia, however, wore a new breastpin and gave Gerty another.
Oldport Days
Portuguese
iniciar
Spanish
iniciar

Bring up a topic for discussion.

iniciar
Usage of broach in English
1
Since then, faced with a similar situation, I broach the topic first.
Gunn's golden rules
2
Parry hesitated to broach his question, as yet uncertain of the implications.
For Love Of Evil
3
It's certainly a day to broach lingering problems, but do it gently!
The South African
4
This is the first chance I have had to broach the subject.
Lord of Light
5
He found it rather difficult to broach the matter in his mind.
A Poor Wise Man
6
Maybe it was better just not to broach the subject at all.
Heartless
7
After following three pitches you broach the subject of modern climbing gear.
Climbing Magazine
8
He did not broach the subject that was uppermost in his heart.
The Channings: A Story
9
He was thinking how to broach the subject of selling the house.
Herbert Carter's Legacy; Or, the Inventor's Son
10
And if not, you might quietly broach the subject with the captain.
Beautiful assassin
11
He was wondering how to broach the subject of Ilene to Jeana.
Dogs of war
12
He took advantage of her absence to broach the matter of Harmony.
The Street of Seven Stars
13
He dared not broach his errand by asking the address of August.
The End of the World: A Love Story
14
No true son of the church would ever broach such a doctrine.
The Wing-and-Wing; Or, Le Feu-Follet
15
I have, it seems to me, forbidden you to broach the subject.
Monsieur Lecoq, v. 1
16
Open-access requirements are on the horizon, so broach them with the publisher.
The Guardian
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Translations for broach
Broach through the time
Broach across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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