Brooch vs. Broch

Broochnoun

A piece of women’s ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.

Broochnoun

A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.

Broochverb

(transitive) To adorn as with a brooch.

Broochnoun

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.

Broochnoun

A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting.

Broochverb

To adorn as with a brooch.

Broochnoun

a decorative pin worn by women

Broochverb

fasten with or as if with a brooch

Broochnoun

an ornament fastened to clothing with a hinged pin and catch.

Brooch

A brooch (, also US: ) is a decorative jewelry item designed to be attached to garments, often to fasten them together. It is usually made of metal, often silver or gold or some other material.

Brochnoun

(archaeology) A type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found on Orkney, Shetland, in the Hebrides and parts of the Scottish mainland.

Broch

A broch ( ) is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure found in Scotland. Brochs belong to the classification devised by Scottish archaeologists in the 1980s.