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Word: Broadcloth
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: originally denoting cloth made 72 inches wide, as opposed to ‘strait’ cloth, 36 inches wide. The term now implies quality rather than width
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbrɔːdklɒθ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
clothing fabric of fine twilled wool or worsted, or plain-woven cotton
Short Definition:clothing fabric of fine twilled wool or worsted
Examples:- his green broadcloth jacket
- the manufacture of broadcloths
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