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{{Short description|Large ornament with a pin fastening}} |
{{Short description|Large ornament with a pin fastening}} |
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[[File:Wing Brooch MET DT108.jpg|thumb|''Wing Brooch'', 2nd century AD, [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]] |
[[File:Wing Brooch MET DT108.jpg|thumb|''Wing Brooch'', 2nd century AD, [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]] |
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A '''brooch''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|oʊ|tʃ}}, {{IPAc-en|alsoUS|ˈ|b|r|uː|tʃ}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20190623040833/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/brooch lexico.com]) is a decorative [[jewellery]] 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. Brooches are frequently decorated with [[vitreous enamel|enamel]] or with [[gemstone]]s and may be solely for [[jewellery|ornament]] or serve a practical function as a clothes fastener. The earliest known brooches are from the [[Bronze Age]]. As fashions in brooches changed rather quickly, they are important chronological indicators. In archaeology, ancient European brooches are usually referred to by the Latin term [[Fibula (brooch)|fibula]]. One example is the [[Tara Brooch]]. |
A '''brooch''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|oʊ|tʃ}}, {{IPAc-en|alsoUS|ˈ|b|r|uː|tʃ}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20190623040833/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/brooch lexico.com]) is a decorative [[jewellery]] item, or the insignia of a [[fraternal order]], 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. Brooches are frequently decorated with [[vitreous enamel|enamel]] or with [[gemstone]]s and may be solely for [[jewellery|ornament]] or serve a practical function as a clothes fastener. The earliest known brooches are from the [[Bronze Age]]. As fashions in brooches changed rather quickly, they are important chronological indicators. In archaeology, ancient European brooches are usually referred to by the Latin term [[Fibula (brooch)|fibula]]. One example is the [[Tara Brooch]]. |
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==Ancient brooches== |
==Ancient brooches== |
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