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broad·cloth

(brôd′klôth′, -klŏth′)

1. A densely textured, traditionally 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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broadcloth

(ˈbrɔːdˌklɒθ)

1. (Textiles) fabric woven on a wide loom

2. (Textiles) a closely woven fabric of wool, worsted, cotton, or rayon with lustrous finish, used for clothing

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broad•cloth

(ˈbrɔdˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ)

n., pl. -cloths (-ˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs)

1. a closely woven fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or a mixture of these, having a soft mercerized finish, used for shirts, dresses, etc.

2. a woolen or worsted fabric constructed in a plain or twill weave, having a smooth texture and lustrous finish.

[1400–50]

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Noun	1.	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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broadcloth

[ˈbrɔːdklɒθ] N → velarte m

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broadcloth

n → merzerisierter Baumwollstoff

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Hereafter some will send vessels to England for broadcloths and all sorts of manufactured wares, and to the West Indies for sugar, and rum, and coffee.

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They were so strict with us as to landing any goods, that it was with extreme difficulty that I got on shore three bales of English goods, such as fine broadcloths, stuffs, and some linen, which I had brought for a present to my partner.

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On the right side of the warm church, in the crowd of frock coats and white ties, uniforms and broadcloth, velvet, satin, hair and flowers, bare shoulders and arms and long gloves, there was discreet but lively conversation that echoed strangely in the high cupola.

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With her strong white hands lying inverted in the lap of her mourning dress she faced a man who presented to me a robust back covered with black broadcloth, and well in keeping with the deep voice.

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Stopping opposite to Tom, who had been attired for sale in his best broadcloth suit, with well-starched linen and shining boots, he briefly expressed himself as follows:

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``Amen!'' answered the Jester; ``a broadcloth penitent should have a sackcloth confessor, and your frock may absolve my motley doublet into the bargain.''

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The man was wearing a bluish coat of broadcloth, he had no knapsack or cap, his head was bandaged, and over his shoulder a French munition pouch was slung.

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"He's gone and burned up his wife's new, brown broadcloth suit, that she paid twenty-five dollars for in Charlottetown, because he declares the men looked too admiring at her when she wore it to church the first time.

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He still wore the fine broadcloth suit in which he had fulfilled his mission, but it was bitterly the worse for wear, daubed with clay and torn with the sharp briers of the wood.

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-- To one lie, first class, extra quality and size; recommended milled satinet as broadcloth......................