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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.

A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.

A kind of broadcloth of light weight, used for women's dresses, cloaks, etc.

A strip forming the woven border or selvedge of cloth, particularly of broadcloth, and serving to strengthen it; hence, a strip of cloth; a fillet. " Gartered with a red and blue list. "

ng, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.

A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper.

Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair. True Witney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn. Gay.

to compose, as a texture of any kind, by putting together textile materials; as, to weave broadcloth; to weave a carpet; hence, to form into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate; as, to weave the plot of a story. When she weaved the sleided silk. Shak. Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. Ld. Lytton.…