"broadcloth" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹɔːdˌklɒθ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɹɔdˌklɔθ/ [General-American], /ˈbɹɑdˌklɑθ/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: broadcloths [plural]
Etymology: From broad + cloth. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|broad|cloth}} broad + cloth Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} broadcloth (countable and uncountable, plural broadcloths)
  1. A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. (historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Translations (fine smooth-faced woolen cloth): swartlaken (Afrikaans), буҫтау (buśtaw) (Bashkir), сукно́ (suknó) [neuter] (Belarusian), sukno [neuter] (Czech), verka (Finnish), Breitgewebe [neuter] (German), leithead mór [masculine] (Irish), сукно (sukno) [neuter] (Macedonian), چوقه (çoka, çuka) (Ottoman Turkish), sukno [neuter] (Polish), сукно́ (suknó) [neuter] (Russian), кло̏т [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), klȍt [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), kläde [neuter] (Swedish), сукно́ (suknó) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: broadclothed Related terms: kersey, poplin

Inflected forms

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