"ouche" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /aʊtʃ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: ouches [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊtʃ Etymology: From Middle English ouche, from nouche, which in phrases like a nouche was re-analyzed as an ouche (rebracketing). From Anglo-Norman nusche and Old French nusche (with metanalysis), from a Germanic source; compare German Nusche, Proto-Germanic *hnuts. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ouche}} Middle English ouche, {{m|enm|nouche}} nouche, {{rebracketing|en|nocap=1}} rebracketing, {{der|en|xno|nusche}} Anglo-Norman nusche, {{der|en|fro|nusche}} Old French nusche, {{uder|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cog|de|Nusche}} German Nusche, {{cog|gem-pro|*hnuts}} Proto-Germanic *hnuts, {{sup|1}} ¹ Head templates: {{en-noun}} ouche (plural ouches)
  1. (historical or poetic) A brooch or clasp for fastening a piece of clothing together, especially when set with jewels or valuable. Tags: historical, poetic Synonyms: nouch, ooch, ouch, owch

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