Grey Brooch in dreams
A pinned ornament on outer clothing — a small, visible statement about who you are.
How grey changes the reading
Grey colour layers ambiguity onto the symbol. The base meaning is still there, but the dream is saying you do not yet have the colour information — the situation has not declared itself.
The base reading of Brooch
A brooch in a dream is the dream's image of a small, deliberate, visible statement about identity. Unlike a ring or a necklace, a brooch is pinned on the outside of what you are wearing; it announces. The dream brings the brooch when something in your life — an affiliation, a memorial, an opinion — is being worn where other people can see it. A brooch fastened with care is the dream telling you the statement is intentional and owned. A brooch lost from the coat is the dream noting that a small visible part of how you have been signalling yourself has fallen away unnoticed.