Broadloom

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wide loom.
  2. 2
    a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams wordnet
  3. 3
    A carpet woven on a wide loom.

    "And away across the Søren Kierkegaard broadloom he lurched, battling shifts in the horizontal which had grown more pronounced since the ship left New York Harbor."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Woven on a wide loom, and so needing fewer seams. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of rugs or carpets) woven full width wordnet

Synonyms

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broadloomedcarpetcorduroycottonfabricnylon

Example

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"And away across the Søren Kierkegaard broadloom he lurched, battling shifts in the horizontal which had grown more pronounced since the ship left New York Harbor."

Etymology

From broad + loom.

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