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brooch

[brohch, brooch] / broʊtʃ, brutʃ /
NOUN
ornamental pin
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He finished his wedding-day look with a brooch, ruling out a boutonniere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

And singer Rose, a multiple Grammy nominee this year for "APT," her banger collab with Bruno Mars, wore a chic strapless black dress with a high slit and an outsized bird brooch at her waist.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

Queen Camilla was wearing a brooch which combines the British and US flags, which was given to the late Queen Elizabeth II by the mayor of New York on a state visit in 1957.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

She had her own nod to the island with a brooch of a Flor de Maga, Puerto Rico’s national flower.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

He walked over to the altar stone set in the floor, where the cup and the brooch and the stone knife sat.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

"I started wearing brooches about five years ago. I like to play with them" to personalise outfits, he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

Pendants and brooches packed with artificial intelligence abounded at the Consumer Electronics show, using cameras and microphones to watch and listen through the day like a vigilant personal assistant.

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

From her “controlled chaos” come intricate, ornate, one-of-a-kind necklaces, earrings, brooches and rings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

On view are examples of bulbous book bindings, acid-etched vases, satin capes, parchment-covered cabinets, angular decanters, diamond-decorated cloche hats, geometric malachite brooches, stark bas-reliefs, Brancusi-faced collar ads, and boxy, black-lacquer screens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

Weapons glistened amid stacks of helmets; woven baskets held brooches, collar-pieces, and chains.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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