broche

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A form of brooch — A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.

OriginFrench broche ← Old French broche ← Vulgar Latin brocca →
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Meanings

broche1

nounbroche (plural broches)

plural broches

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of brooch.

broche2

verbbroche (third-person singular simple present broches, present participle broching, simple past and past participle broched)

present singular third person broches · participle present broching · participle past broched · past broched

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of broach.

broche3

nounbroche (plural broches)

plural broches

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bracha.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*brokkos
  2. Gaulish*brokkosbor.?
  3. Latinbroccus
  4. Vulgar Latinbrocca
  5. Old Frenchbroche
  6. Frenchbroche
  7. Englishbroche

Borrowed from French broche.

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APA

broche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broche

MLA

“broche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broche. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broche,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broche.

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