broachedadj.
/brəʊtʃt/ 1. Pierced, tapped, set running.
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the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [adjective] > set running or flowing
broached1633
the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [adjective] > set running
broached1633
the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adjective] > open and unobstructed > pierced so as to be open
broached1633
the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > bored, pierced, or perforated > with a sharp-pointed instrument
pierceda1400
burled1451
thorough-thrilled1496
sticked1565
through-launched1590
empierced1591
through-shot1596
launched1601
thrilleda1618
darted1622
broached1633
punctured1672
stabbed1862
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [adjective] > emitting > emitting copiously > emitted copiously
effused1621
broached1633
outpoured1824
shed1899
1633 J. Ford Broken Heart iv. ii. sig. K2 It [the blood] sparkles like a lusty wine new broacht.
1652 E. Benlowes Theophila ii. lxii. 31 Each broached Vein.
1847 B. Disraeli Tancred II. iv. xii. 338 Oxen roasted whole, and broached hogsheads.
2. Set on foot, started, introduced.
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the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [adjective] > that has (been) begun
ybegunne?a1475
begun1483
broached1547
commenced1588
initiated1611
born1651
initiate1767
1547 Certain Serm. or Homilies Contention i, in J. Griffiths Two Bks. Homilies (1859) i. 134 He is of the new sort..he is a new-broached brother.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xxviv Thys broched and begonne enterprice.
1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 2 New broached novelties.
1789 G. Morris in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) I. 315 The business now broached.
3. Of stone: Chiselled with a ‘broach’.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [adjective] > dressed or hewn
hewnc1400
hewed1551
broached1625
droved1754
tooled1815
spalled1867
dressed1870
boasted1884
scutched1893
1625 Minutes of Town Council in Hist. Glasgow (1881) xxi. 181 The stane work thairof to be small brotchet work.
1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 967 at Drove In good broached work the face of the stone should be previously droved.
1880 Archæologia Æliana New Ser. 8 157 The murus would be built..with broached stones at Ouseburn, and plain stones elsewhere.
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