brooch

CEFRB2

/bɹəʊtʃ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A decorative pin worn on clothing.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.

Examples

  • Nothing is more precious to her than the brooch.

  • This brooch goes well with your sweater.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /bɹoʊt͡ʃ/
  • /bɹut͡ʃ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To adorn as with a brooch.

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

More examples

In context

  • Not the imperious show / Of the full-fortuned Caesar ever shall / Be brooch'd with me.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

She pinned the antique gold blank onto her dress to secure the shawl at her shoulder.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Variant of broach.