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broche
1[ brohsh ]
noun
- (in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn.
broché
2[ broh-shey; French braw-shey ]
adjective
- woven with a pattern; brocaded.
noun
, plural bro·chés [broh-, sheyz, b, r, aw-, shey].
- a pinstripe woven in the warp direction of fabric used in the manufacture of clothing.
broché
/ brɔʃe; brəʊˈʃeɪ /
adjective
- woven with a raised design, as brocade
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of broche1
C19: from French brocher to brocade, stitch; see broach 1
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Example Sentences
Your broche is very well amelled: vostre deuise est fort bien esmaillee.'
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Ring ne broche ne habbe e ne gurdel imembret ne glouen ne nan swuch 65 ing ow ne deh to habben.
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He brought with him some money, and more he afterwards received from the hands of La Broche.
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Item une robbe de Satin gris broche dor en facon dyeulx doiseaulx double de velours cramoisy.
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Item une robbe de drap dargent a louvrage de damas doublee de velours cramoisy broche dor.
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