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BROADCLOTH

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broad⋅cloth

[brawd-klawth, -kloth]
–noun Textiles.
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.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME brode clothe. See broad, cloth
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broad·cloth   (brôd'klôth', -klŏth')   
n.  
  1. A densely textured woolen cloth with a plain or twill weave and a lustrous finish.

  2. A closely woven silk, cotton, or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib.


[Middle English brode clothe, cloth woven in strips of double width : brode, broad; see broad + clothe, cloth; see cloth.]
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