broadcloth

UK /ˈbɹɔːdˌklɒθ/ US /ˈbɹɔdˌklɔθ/
noun 2

Definitions

noun

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.

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