broadloom carpet

noun

1. any carpet woven on a wide loom and not having seams, especially one wider than 54 inches (137 centimeters).

Word History and Origins

Origin of broadloom carpet¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Maybe they hadn’t planned on staying, but they did, even expanding the plant in 2015 so that they could make commercial carpet for the aviation industry, as well as Karastan’s broadloom carpet and wool rugs.

From New York Times

He also recommends wood surfaces softened by whitewashing, smooth stone surfaces, and “broadloom carpet that adds texture and softness underfoot.”

From Seattle Times

In 1973, Mr. Anderson became one of the first manufacturers in the United States to produce modular carpet, which provided for easier access to wiring and infrastructure beneath floors than broadloom carpet.

From New York Times

The local chain has quietly begun rolling out the gray carpet in its 18 Manhattan and Westchester stores: It is a vinyl-backed commercial nylon broadloom carpet that lends a wall-to-wall plushness to an otherwise ordinary shopping expedition.

From New York Times

The big man strides ponderously up & down the big, dark-paneled office, his wide feet sinking heavily in the taupe broadloom carpet.

From Time Magazine Archive