different between jewellery vs brooch

English

Alternative forms

• jewelry (American, sometimes Canadian)

Etymology

From Middle English juelrye, from Old French juelerye, equivalent to jewel +? -ery.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: jo?o??lr?, jo?ol?r? IPA^(key): /?d?u??l?i/, /?d?u?l?i/
• (alternate UK pronunciation) enPR: jo?o??l?r?, jo?o?l?r? IPA^(key): /?d?u??l??i/, /?d?u?l??i/ (this pronunciation gives rise to the Cockney rhyming slang tomfoolery)

Noun

jewellery (usually uncountable, plural jewelleries)

1. (British spelling, Canadian spelling) Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

   Synonyms: (Cockney rhyming slang) tom, (Cockney rhyming slang) tomfoolery

Synonyms

• see also Thesaurus:jewelry

Related terms

Translations

English

Etymology

Variant of broach.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /b???t?/
• (US) enPR: br?ch, IPA^(key): /b?o?t?/, /b?u?t?/
• Rhymes: -??t?, -u?t?
• Homophone: broach

Noun

brooch (plural brooches)

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

   Synonym: breastpin

   Hypernym: pin

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

Translations

Verb

brooch (third-person singular simple present brooches, present participle brooching, simple past and past participle brooched)

1. (transitive) To adorn as with a brooch.

References

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From the noun Brooch (“fallow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?o??/

Adjective

brooch (masculine broochen, neuter broocht, comparative méi brooch, superlative am broochsten)

1. fallow

Declension

Derived terms

• broochleeën
• broochleien