Question 1

What is the etymology of thr French word "brocher"?

Accepted Answer

verb, see broche and -er; (11th century) it appears with the meaning 'to prick with the spur, to spur, to incite.'

Question 2

What does the French word "brocher" mean?

Accepted Answer

To adorn with threads of gold or silk that form designs.
To assemble and fold the sheets of a book in such a way that the pages follow one another, then sew them together with string or thread passed through the inner margin, and cover them with colored paper or something else.
To fashion hastily.
To staple.
To pierce, attach with brooches, skewers.
To work with knitting needles.
To pile the tiles on the laths.
To attach with nails.
To drive in nails with a nail set.

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