Dead Brooch in dreams
A pinned ornament on outer clothing — a small, visible statement about who you are.
How dead changes the reading
Dead in the dream means the symbol's energy is no longer in active circulation in your life. The reading is not necessarily grim — most often it is the dream noting that something you had been carrying has run its full course and you can stop carrying it.
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.