broadcloth

[ 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.

broadcloth

/ ˈbrɔːdˌklɒθ /

noun

1. fabric woven on a wide loom
2. a closely woven fabric of wool, worsted, cotton, or rayon with lustrous finish, used for clothing

Word History and Origins

Origin of broadcloth¹

First recorded in 1400–50, broadcloth is from late Middle English brode clothe. See broad, cloth

Example Sentences

Fine tobacco leaves can be manufactured as well as fine broadcloth or costly silks.

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Three students pass, in wide broadcloth trousers, gathered in tight at the ankles, and wearing wide-brimmed black hats.

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Naturally you would not be expected to appear in broadcloth.

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Broadcloth is wiser, just as a skilled workman is wiser than a hod carrier.

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Riggs paced to and fro in the open, coatless and hatless, his black-broadcloth trousers and embroidered vest dusty and torn.

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