Broadcloth

noun

1. A densely textured, traditionally woolen cloth with a plain or twill weave and a lustrous finish.
2. A closely woven silk, cotton, or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib.
3. A fine woolen cloth, commonly black, with a finished surface, mostly used in making men's garments: so called from its breadth, which is usually 60 inches.
4. 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.
5. 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.