ouches
SayOWCH-iz/ˈaʊtʃɪz/
- 1Plural of ouche.
The inventory listed a dozen ouches set with rubies and pearls.
Goldsmiths fashioned ouches to fasten the heavy ceremonial cloaks.
Note
A regular plural for a word that now lives mostly in history and poetry. An ouche was a brooch or clasp that held clothing together, often set with jewels. The plural suits writing about the past or verse that wants an old ring to it. In ordinary modern description, brooches or clasps is the natural choice. Ouches will read as deliberate period color.
ouches is a form of ouche
ouche, noun: A brooch or clasp for fastening a garment together, especially one set with jewels or precious stones. Full entry
- Forms
- oucheouches plural
- Spelling
- ouche → ouches: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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