Associations to the word «Broadcloth»

Wiktionary

BROADCLOTH, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

BROADCLOTH, noun. A densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish.
BROADCLOTH, noun. A closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats