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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brooch \Brooch\ (br[=o]ch; 277), n. [See {Broach}, n.] 1. An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin. Formerly worn by men on the hat. Honor 's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat. --B. Jonson 2. (Paint.) A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Brooch \Brooch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brooched} (br[=o]cht).] To adorn as with a brooch. [R.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: brooch n : a decorative pin worn by women [syn: {broach}, {breastpin}] v : fasten with or as if with a brooch [syn: {clasp}]
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