brochage, n.m., stitching (books).
brochant, part., (her.) — sur le tout; over all.
broche, n.f., spit; needle to knit with; spindle; skewer; spigot, peg (of casks); gudgeon (of locks); tusk (of wild boars); brooch (jewel); iron-pin. Mettre la viande à la —; to spit the meat.
broché, -e, adj., stitched (books); embossed (linen); figured (stuffs).
brochée, n.f., spitful, rod full of candles.
brocher, v.a., to stitch (a book); to figure (stuffs); to emboss (linen); to knit (stockings); to strike (a nail into a horse’s foot); to do things in a hurry, to dispatch. — une comédie, etc.; to polish off a comedy, etc.
brochet, n.m., pike, jack.
brocheter (brosh-té), v.a., (cook.) to skewer.
brocheton (brosh-ton), n.m., small pike, pickerel.
brochette, n.f., little skewer; meat (roasted on skewers); pin. Elever des oiseaux à la —; to feed birds by hand. Enfant élevé à la —; child brought up with great care.