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  • noun Plural form of brooch.

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Examples

  • Another possibility is that the lady with the brooches was a friend or confidante of Eanflaed, perhaps having come with her from Kent or perhaps having been given the brooch as a gift.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Carla 2007

  • Another possibility is that the lady with the brooches was a friend or confidante of Eanflaed, perhaps having come with her from Kent or perhaps having been given the brooch as a gift.

    ‘Anglo-Saxon’ cemetery discovered in Yorkshire Carla 2007

  • One ring was marked with the initials "J.B.," supposed to be those of "James Bernard;" and on one of the brooches were the words

    Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton Anonymous

  • The body was placed in the grave fully clothed, complete with jewellery and clothing fasteners such as brooches and belt buckles.

    Silk in early England Carla 2010

  • The body was placed in the grave fully clothed, complete with jewellery and clothing fasteners such as brooches and belt buckles.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Carla 2010

  • Metalwork such as brooches, coins, iron nails, etc. are far more numerous.

    Horseshoes in Roman and post-Roman use Carla 2006

  • Among the other items Rykiel developed for H&M were accessories such as brooches, hair bands, pillows and slippers.

    BNET Articles 2009

  • In return the people were given iron jewellery such as brooches and finger rings, often with the inscription Gold gab ich für Eisen (I gave gold for iron) ...

    Toytown Germany - Germany feed 2008

  • In wealthier neighborhoods, “there were many more well-dressed and highly-dressed coloured people than white; and among this dark gentry the finest French cloths, embroidered waistcoats, patent-leather shoes, resplendent brooches, silk hats, kid gloves, and eau de mille-fleurs, were quite common.”

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • Anyway, here's a hostage to fortune - I hope to be back in the studio at the weekend finishing off two batches of work - the next generation of tentacled pots and a bunch of hyperbolic crochet coral brooches.

    Archive 2009-02-01 MadeleineS 2009

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