Broadcloth

Broadcloth
BROADCLOTH (American Term)
Given to an all-cotton cloth used for many dress purposes, bleached, dyed and printed 35-in./90 yards 124 X 64 per inch, 36's/40's yarns, 22-lb. plain weave. Better qualities have two-fold warp or two-fold warp and weft, generally 2/80's Egyptian, which greatly resemble Lancashire poplins. ————————
BROADCLOTH
A term that in many districts was used to indicate garments worn by the clergy. It is a stout wool cloth. Made from fine merino yarns, and heavily milled and - finished with a dress face. It has a velvety feel and a silky gloss. A 90-in. in the loom gives 56-in. finished. One quality is made 32 X 40 per inch, from 26 skeins warp and weft. Dyed black or indigo. Another type is made from West of England woollen yams in very wide widths, and shrunk during finish about 33 per cent. Woven 2 X 1 twill. Quality varies according to price. It is a superfine, smooth-faced and dense fabric, and considered the perfection in woollen materials.

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  • 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 …   Wiktionary

  • broadcloth — dense twilled wool or worsted fabric Fabric and Cloth …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • broadcloth — n. high quality woolen or silk cloth …   English contemporary dictionary

  • broadcloth — noun clothing fabric of fine twilled wool or worsted, or plain woven cotton …   English new terms dictionary

  • broadcloth — broad•cloth [[t]ˈbrɔdˌklɔθ, ˌklɒθ[/t]] n. pl. cloths [[t] ˌklɔðz, ˌklɒðz, ˌklɔθs, ˌklɒθs[/t]] 1) tex a closely woven fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or a mixture of these, having a soft mercerized finish, used for shirts, dresses, etc 2) tex a… …   From formal English to slang

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