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Meanings of brooch in English

Portuguese
broche
Catalan
agulla de pit
Spanish
broche

A decorative pin worn by women.

broche
Portuguese
acolchetar

Fasten with or as if with a brooch.

acolchetar

A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.

Usage of brooch in English
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
6
She wore no jewellery beyond a simple pearl brooch and her wedding-ring.
Swirling Waters
7
Yes, the pearls, and the brooch, too, along with the silver crucifix.
The Oracle Glass
8
A little brooch would be the proper thing to fasten it with.
Grandmother Dear: A Book for Boys and Girls
9
With curiosity all alive, Lucille took the brooch and looked at it.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851
10
She has sent me the prettiest brooch and such a nice letter.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel
11
Yet she paused a moment when she had wrapped up the brooch.
The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories
12
I open the purse and tip the little brooch into my hand.
The King’s Curse
13
Then she removed it again and there was her own old brooch.
The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural
14
Have you forgotten the brooch that you found in the Blue Egyptians?
The Green Satin Gown
15
She says that Ida confessed, and, gave the brooch up at once.
The Unclassed
16
She wore a brooch of blue stones and smiled at him kindly.
Dame Care
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Translations for brooch
Spanish
broche
Brooch through the time
Brooch across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common