Brochure

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mid 18th century: from French, literally ‘something stitched’, from brocher ‘to stitch’ (see broach1).

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1748, from French brochure(“stitched work”), from brocher(“to stitch”), from Old French brochier(“to pierce”), from broche(“awl”), from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Latin broccus(“pointy-toothed”). Cognate to broach. [1]

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brochure (n.)

"pamphlet; short written work stitched together," 1748, from French brochure "a stitched work," from brocher "to stitch" (sheets together), from Old French brochier "to prick, jab, pierce," from broche "pointed tool, awl" (see broach (n.)).