| Ham IV.vii.92 | [Laertes to Claudius, of Lamord] the brooch indeed / And gem of all the nation [i.e. the paragon] |
| LLL V.ii.614 | [Berowne to Holofernes, of the latter's face] Saint George's half-cheek in a brooch |
| R2 V.v.66 | [Richard alone] love to Richard / Is a strange brooch in this all-hating world |
| TC II.i.113 | [Thersites to Patroclus] I will hold my peace when Achilles' brooch bids me, shall I? >> brach (n.) |