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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.
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Honor 's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat. --B.
Jonson.
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2. (Paint.) A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting,
or an India painting.
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Brooch \Brooch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brooched} (br[=o]cht).]
To adorn as with a brooch. [R.]
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