Definition of Broches

1. broche [n] - See also: broche

Lexicographical Neighbors of Broches

brocciu
broccoflower
broccoli
broccoli raab
broccoli rabe
broccolilike
broccolini
broccolis
broccoloid
broch
brochan
brochans
brochantite
broche
broched
broches (current term)
brochette
brochettes
broching
brochs
brochure
brochures
broché
brock
brockage
brockages
brocked
brocker
brocket
brockets

Literary usage of Broches

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cours élémentaire de Mécanique Industrielle, à L'usage Des élèves Des écoles by Julio Jariez (1848)
"Nombre et espèce de machines mues par la roue hydraulique. Métiers à filer de 320 à 400 broches. ... 80 Gardes 86 '- Bancs de 83 broches chacun 8 Bancs à ..."

2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1800)
"о 4 о Two pair of racks ' 1— -^ — ^—068 A little pair of racks ;— . L— =— ozo Two great round broches •<— — . ¡— о • 6 о Two pair of broches ..."

3. The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer (1902)
"The Edd. have no comma between siluer and broches, but aI is found here in Dd., Ch., In., Ad.1, a full stop in Phy., Hod., Pe., Sl.2, Ro.1; E. and Hen. have ..."

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