broadloom

American

[brawd-loom] / ˈbrɔdˌlum /

adjective

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

noun

broadloom carpet.

broadloom British

/ ˈbrɔːdˌluːm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of broadloom

First recorded in 1920–25; broad + loom ¹

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broadloom

Along with its signature wool area rugs, Karastan also became known for wall-to-wall carpet, introducing their patented Karaloc broadloom in 1951.

From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2021

Maybe they hadn’t planned on staying, but they did, even expanding the plant in 2015 so that they could make commercial carpet for the aviation industry, as well as Karastan’s broadloom carpet and wool rugs.

From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2021

His brogues gleam richly on the broadloom, his tie is tensed into a merciless Yale knot.

From Time Magazine Archive

Five vice-presidents circle each other like pinstriped tigers on the broadloom of the executive suite.

From Time Magazine Archive

Troy began to wear another path in the moss-colored broadloom carpeting.

From Twelve Times Zero by Browne, Howard

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