brooch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a decorative pin worn by women
    breastpin; broach.
  2. verb fasten with or as if with a brooch
    clasp.

WordNet

Brooch noun
Etymology
See Broach, n.
Definitions
  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.
Brooch transitive verb
Etymology
imp. & p. p. Brooched
Definitions
  1. To adorn as with a brooch. R.

Webster 1913