Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small booklet or pamphlet, often containing promotional material or product information.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A pamphlet; an unbound book, of which the sheets are held together by sewing only. See broché.
- n. Specifically, a small pamphlet, or one on a matter of transitory interest.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a pamphlet; a single sheet folded to make four pages.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a small book usually having a paper cover
Etymologies
- 1748, from French brochure ("stitched work"), from brocher ("to stitch"), from Old French brochier ("to pierce"), from broche ("awl"), from Vulgar Latin, from Latin. Cognate to broach. (Wiktionary)
- French, from brocher, to stitch, from broche, knitting needle, from Old French, spit, needle; see broach1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“This brochure is available through the Secretary at the address listed above.”
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“The brochure is a good idea to protect these fine citizens from media freaks - our taxpayer's money hard at work.”
“The CCR (Consumer Confidence Report) a.k.a. the "glossy brochure" is a highly regulated document we are required to produce on an annual basis by the EPA.”
“Â The most important function of the brochure is to get it into the hands of the people who want you offerings and you want them to read it!”
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“Â The purpose of the brochure is for the customer to know what you do and what you offer.”
Five Tips on Creating an Award Winning Brochure | myFiveBest
“Information brochure is available by contacting the Oratory (314) 771-3100.”
“These considerations came about as, yesterday, I had the great pleasure to receive a DVD and brochure from the Carmelites of Wyoming, and this DVD contained various scenes and elements of their religious life which made me recollect this interest.”
“I carry your 10 Points brochure from the '04 primary with me still.”
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“(A master brochure is available under Resources section at www. ethne.net … and permission is given to publish and distribute.) 2.”
“Last night, I showed Jesus the brochure from the upcoming People's Gathering of Poetry in New York, which features open mics in both English and Spanish, something else that is almost completely absent from the cultural scene here.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘brochure’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
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Interesting words
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TECH - department store terms
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Reading Materials
Names of printed materials meant to be read - for worship, pleasure, information, recitation; out of curiosity, or, in the case of adverts, to get our attention and sway our spending choices.
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maygra
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National Library Agenda Summit
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thegirlnextfloor's list
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I'm especially fond of ones written by Charles Sanders Peirce.
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Luis Guillermo's KiwiEnglish class
New Vocabulary
Rain, Rainy, Sun, Sunny, cloud, cloudy, forbidden, priest, brochure, old, young, flu and 2 more...
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TT3 Lesson 25
England, London, Figure out, flat, Tourist informati..., Underground, brochure, exchange student, traveling, thrilling, foreigner, mansion and 59 more...
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Literarie: The Quiet Girl
A novel by Peter Høeg.
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TN9 Lesson 97
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Tweets
Looking for tweets for brochure.
bilby "Kasper found what he was looking for at the bottom of the pile. It was an order from Konon for an Italian lunch on the following Wednesday. The order was attached to a brochure printed on handmade paper. The kind one would give to guests on the Concorde, or at the Ritz with a warm welcome and a description of the flight plan and an assurance in four languages that this is simply to comply with the law because we will never die, at least not in this place and not at this ticket price."
- 'The Quiet Girl', Peter Høeg. Mar 19, 2008