broadloom

[ brawd-loom ]

/ ˈbrɔdˌlum /

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adjective

of or relating to rugs or carpets woven on a wide loom.

noun

broadloom carpet.

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Origin of broadloom

First recorded in 1920–25; broad + loom¹

Words nearby broadloom

broadleaf, broad-leaved, broad-leaved maple, broad ligament of uterus, broadline, broadloom, broadloom carpet, broadly, broad-minded, Broadmoor, broadness

How to use broadloom in a sentence

Another man was sprawled on the gray broadloom of the reception room, a brownish puddle beneath his side.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Troy began to wear another path in the moss-colored broadloom carpeting.
Twelve Times Zero|Howard Carleton Browne

British Dictionary definitions for broadloom

broadloom

/ (ˈbrɔːdˌluːm) /

noun

(modifier) of or designating carpets or carpeting woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams

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