Brooch vs. Broch — What's the Difference?

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.

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

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

(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.

A piece of jewelry that is worn on a piece of clothing, attached with a pin that clasps shut.

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

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

(transitive) To adorn as with a brooch.

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.

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

To adorn as with a brooch.

A decorative pin worn by women

Fasten with or as if with a brooch