broadcloth
a closely woven dress-goods fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or a mixture of these fibers, having a soft, mercerized finish and resembling poplin.
a woolen or worsted fabric constructed in a plain or twill weave, having a compact texture and lustrous finish.
any fabric woven on a wide loom.
Origin of broadcloth
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How to use broadcloth in a sentence
The broadcloths of the West claimed the palm among the woollen stuffs of England.
History of the English People | John Richard GreenLong ago England became famous for the manufacture of worsted goods, carpets, and broadcloths.
American Inventions and Inventors | William A. MowryVoyagers uniformly find that colored beads and trinkets are much more prized by wild tribes than are calicoes or broadcloths.
Thin ladies cloths only are in demand; heavy, thick broadcloths will not sell.
Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat | Edmund RobertsThis was a licence in March, 1584, to export for a twelvemonth woollen broadcloths.
Sir Walter Ralegh | William Stebbing
British Dictionary definitions for broadcloth
/ (ˈbrɔːdˌklɒθ) /
fabric woven on a wide loom
a closely woven fabric of wool, worsted, cotton, or rayon with lustrous finish, used for clothing
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