broadloom
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈbrɔːdˌlum/
- Specialized
- To modernize the office, they replaced the old tiles with stylish broadloom carpeting that added warmth and comfort.
Examples
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With a heavy sigh, he rose up from his polished mahogany desk and crossed the ten feet of grey broadloom to the room's only window, a floor-to-ceiling rectangle of polarized glass; even through the filter, the sun was warm and welcome on his face.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the dementia of my Catholic schooling, the Old Testament might have gotten swept under the broadloom, but not the New.
Fiction book (2000) -
The old wood floors would be covered with a broadloom pattern that was called instead of pepper and salt, cinnamon and sugar: dots of brown and white.
Fiction book (2001) -
Among the products used in the space, Gradient broadloom is Cradle to Cradle Silver certified, meaning they are healthy, safe, efficient, and quality products that can be recycled again and again.
Blog text (11) -
Among the products used in the space, Shaw Contract Group's Gradient broadloom is Cradle to Cradle Silver certified, meaning it is a healthy, safe, efficient, and quality product that can be recycled again and again.
Blog text (34) -
The women's broadloom work illustrated the fluid exchange of woven textile designs in Nigeria, as well as farther afield.
Academic text (1996) -
I looked around his office, forced my eyes to absorb a host of inconsequential details: the walls were pale blue, the broadloom thick and silver, the top of his large desk a black marble slab, dominated by a large-screen computer.
Fiction book (1997) -
The interior designer chose a luxurious broadloom carpet to seamlessly cover the large living room floor.
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After measuring the space, they ordered several rolls of broadloom to reduce the number of seams in the installation.
Synonyms
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1.9
A thick soft cover for a large area of a floor, like in a living room
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1.0
A thick layer that covers a surface like moss or leaves
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Etymology
Broadloom comes from two simple words: broad ('wide') and loom ('weaving machine'). It was first used for carpets made on a wide loom and sold in large rolls so they can cover a floor with few seams, which is why broadloom today names that kind of large, wall-to-wall carpet.