| 单词 | brooch |
| 释义 | brooch (once / 2498 pages) nv That fancy pin your Grandma used to wear on her blouse or lapel? It's a brooch, held in place by a sharp needle clasp. Okay, it's a bit unfair to say Grandmothers alone wear brooches, but they do tend to be worn more by powerful older women — witness Margaret Thatcher and Madeleine Albright (both noted brooch wearers). Not surprisingly, brooch is derived from the old French word brooch, meaning "a long needle." WORD FAMILYbrooch: brooched, brooches USAGE EXAMPLESShe originally created the brooch for a 1998 traveling exhibit honoring then U.S. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) The Met has sold off other assets in recent years: In 2014 it sold a diamond brooch in its collection for $2.3 million. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) To cast their ballots, they had worn their grandmothers’ brooches, white in honor of the suffragists or pantsuits bought for the occasion. New York Times(Nov 09, 2016) 1n a decorative pin Syn|Hypo|Hyper breastpin, broach sunburst a jeweled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun pin a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment 2v fasten with or as if with a brooch Syn|Hyper clasp fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached |
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