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Brooch
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Part of speech: noun (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. A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To adorn as with a brooch. [R.]