? Obs. [F. brochette (14th c. in Littré), dim. of broche, BROACH.]
a. A small broach, spit, or pointed stick. b. in Cookery: see quot. 1706.
1483. Caxton, Gold. Leg., 363/4. Thyrten knottes which were ful of brochettes of smale nedles and theron smale rynges.
1706. Phillips, Brochette, a Skewer to stick in Meat. In Cookery a particular manner of frying and stewing Chickens, etc.
1730–6. in Bailey.
1756. Dict. of Arts and Sci., s.v. Bell, You must come again to the first face of the brochette or stick A.
