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broadcloth

 
Dictionary: broad·cloth   (brôd'klôth', -klŏth') pronunciation
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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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish

Meaning #2: a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib


 
 

 

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