A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
Origin
1748, from French brochure ("stitched work"), from brocher, from Old French brochier ("to pierce"), from broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Latin broccus ("pointy-toothed"). Cognate to broach.
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