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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib wordnet
3. 3
   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. countable, historical, uncountable

   "The look of hurt fury which she hurled at the Bishop's back might have singed his clerical broadcloth."

4. 4
   a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

corduroycottonfabricnylonwhole clothwhole cloth

Example

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"The look of hurt fury which she hurled at the Bishop's back might have singed his clerical broadcloth."

Etymology

From broad + cloth.

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