broadloom

American  

[brawd-loom] / ˈbrɔdˌlum /

adjective

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

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noun

1. broadloom carpet.

broadloom British  

/ ˈbrɔːdˌluːm /

noun

1. (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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The big man strides ponderously up & down the big, dark-paneled office, his wide feet sinking heavily in the taupe broadloom carpet.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Twelve Times Zero by Browne, Howard