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broadcloth

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broad·cloth  (brôdklôth, -klth)
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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Noun1.broadcloth - a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
2.broadcloth - a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"


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