broché

adjective

Woven with a raised figure; brocaded.

“broché goods”

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paperback
OriginFrench broché →
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Meanings

adjectivebroché (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWoven with a raised figure; brocaded.

    broché goods

    2 more examples

    There is a native who sells us Chinese silks, and I suppose has made a good thing of us, for he made up as a surprise to me a coat for Chance, of a broché gold-coloured satin bound with silver, with a sort of breast-plate of mock stones set in gold.

    1837 January 27, Emily Eden, letter to the Countess of Buckinghamshire 5

    […]a broché satin for a second best evening gown[…]

    1929, Susan Ertz, The Galaxy, Chapter 5
  2. archaicnot comparableartsStitched with no cover or only a paper one.

    Synonyms: paperback

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveStitched with no cover or only a paper one.

Similar
paperback
Also see
brocaded

Origin

  1. Frenchbroché
  2. Englishbroché

Borrowed from French broché, past participle of brocher.

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APA

broché. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broch%C3%A9

MLA

“broché.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broch%C3%A9. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broché,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broch%C3%A9.

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