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brooch-maker

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Searchable Lemmata: broche makere (ME) brooch-maker (MdE).
Alternate Forms: brouche-makere, brochemaker, bruchemaker.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Occupation; maker of brooches(ante 1421 - post 1450)
1. Joh. Swan, brochemaker [MED in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms (238) 1421]
2. Firmacularius: a brouche-makere Lexicon. [MED Trin-C.LEDict. ((Trin-C O.5.4) 583) circa 1450]
c.f.: brooch, fermailer
ME, MdE.
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, transparent compound of brooch + maker.
WF: Compound
Etym Cog:
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