ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English broodcloth, from brood broad + cloth — more at broad I
1. : any cloth woven on a wide loom as distinguished from a narrow fabric
2. : a twilled and napped clothing fabric of woolen or worsted with a smooth lustrous face and a close dense texture
3. : a clothing and decorating fabric usually of cotton, silk, or rayon made in plain and rib weaves with a soft semigloss finish