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Brochantite
Brochantite Broch"an*tite, n. [From Brochant de Villiers, a French mineralogist.] (Min.) A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
Broche
Broche Broche, n. [F.] See Broach, n.
Brochette
Brochette Bro`chette" (br[-o]`sh[e^]t"), n. [F., dim. of broche. See Broach, n.] (Cookery) A small spit or skewer. En bro`chette" ([aum]n) [F.], on a brochette; skewered.
Brochure
Brochure Bro*chure", n. [F., fr. brocher to stitch. See Broach, v. t.] A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet.
En brochette
Brochette Bro`chette" (br[-o]`sh[e^]t"), n. [F., dim. of broche. See Broach, n.] (Cookery) A small spit or skewer. En bro`chette" ([aum]n) [F.], on a brochette; skewered.
Fibrochondrosteal
Fibrochondrosteal Fi`bro*chon*dros"te*al, a. [L. fibra a fiber + gr. ? cartilage + ? bone.] (Anat.) Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous. --St. George Mivart.
Pibroch
Pibroch Pi"broch, n. [Gael. piobaireachd pipe music, fr. piobair a piper, fr. pioba pipe, bagpipe, from English. See Pipe, n.] A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to those airs that are played on the bagpipe before the Highlanders when they go out to battle. --Jamieson.

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- In archaeology, a broch /brɒx/ is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure found in Scotland. Brochs belong to the classification "complex Atlantic...
- Scotland. Broch may also refer to: Broch of Clickimin, a broch near Lerwick, Shetland Broch of Culswick, an unexcavated coastal broch in Shetland Broch of Gurness...
- Broch of Mousa (or Mousa Broch) is a preserved Iron Age broch or round tower. It is on the island of Mousa in Shetland, Scotland. It is the tallest broch...
- Hermann Broch (German: [bʁɔx]; 1 November 1886 – 30 May 1951) was an Austrian writer, best known for two major works of modernist fiction: The Sleepwalkers...
- 60.149289; -1.165543 The Broch of Clickimin (also Clickimin or Clickhimin Broch) is a large, well-preserved but restored broch in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland...
- Hugo Broch (born 6 January 1922) is the last living German Luftwaffe flying ace of the Second World War. He is credited with 81 victories in 324 missions...
- Peter Theodor Broch (27 January 1904 – 26 April 1998) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Kristiania as a son of...
- Nicolai Cleve Broch (born 14 November 1975) is a Norwegian theatre and film actor. He rose to national fame playing one of the leading roles in the 2002...
- the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of Princess Merida of DunBroch (Macdonald) who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by...
- Dun Carloway (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chàrlabhaigh) is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland (grid...