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Vinony

broadcloth

noun

  1. dense, fulled, plain woven cloth, historically made of wool
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɔːdˌklɒθ/ / /ˈbɹɔdˌklɔθ/ / /ˈbɹɑdˌklɑθ/

noun

Etymology: From broad + cloth.

  1. A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend.
  2. 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.

    “The look of hurt fury which she hurled at the Bishop's back might have singed his clerical broadcloth.”