[brawd-klawth, -kloth] 
| 1. | a closely woven dress-goods fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or a mixture of these fibers, having a soft, mercerized finish and resembling poplin. |
| 2. | a woolen or worsted fabric constructed in a plain or twill weave, having a compact texture and lustrous finish. |
| 3. | any fabric woven on a wide loom. |
| broad·cloth (brôd'klôth', -klŏth') n.
[Middle English brode clothe, cloth woven in strips of double width : brode, broad; see broad + clothe, cloth; see cloth.] |
