broadcloth
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- noun
- /ˈbrɔːdˌklɔːθ/
:
tela de broadcloth
- Sam's beach robe lay beneath them—a wad of navy broadcloth—and after a moment's consideration, she shook it out and put it on.
- broadcloth shirt
- broadcloth coat
- broadcloth dress
Examples
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With almost the same swing of the door, a pale black-haired young man dressed unobtrusively in dark blue broadcloth entered the tavern.
Fiction book (1993) -
A nice black broadcloth is what little girls wear.
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Most of the older women wore traditional broadcloth dresses and red leggings.
Fiction book (1990) -
Karen had used the same heavy silk broadcloth but a slightly less gray shade, just a shadow of a difference.
Fiction book (1994) -
His worn and somber clothing of black broadcloth allowed him to blend easily into the crowd around him.
Fiction book (2000) -
She too was dressed in the heavy silk broadcloth, but its color was two tones lighter.
Fiction book (1994) -
Often, when she came to my office, she wore a simple floral sundress or a man's broadcloth shirt.
Fiction book (1997) -
Leo Carrillo, who wrote a book when he became famous, remembered Carlos as wearing a blue broadcloth jacket over a white shirt and snug pantaloons with a bell at the bottom to accommodate his small boots.
Fiction book (1996) -
As one observer remarked on Brant's display of Native costume and comportment as a military ally of the British at Fort Niagara in 1786, "His dress was very fine; he wore a broadcloth blanket over his shoulders in the usual Indian style, of the finest make with a deep, rich red border."
Academic text (2017) -
He chose a fine piece of broadcloth to make his new dress shirt.
Synonyms
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Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibers used for clothes and curtains
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A piece of material made by joining threads together and used for making clothes or for cleaning
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A strong cloth made from flax used for sheets and tablecloths
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A small piece cut from a larger material used to make or fix clothes
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A thin white cloth made from cotton or linen used for shirts and handkerchiefs
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Etymology
Broadcloth comes from two simple words: broad meaning 'wide' and cloth meaning 'fabric'. It originally named a wide, closely woven fabric often made of wool, so today broadcloth still means a smooth, closely woven fabric used for shirts and clothing.