broadcloth vs fabric

broadcloth

noun
  • A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend. 

  • 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. 

fabric

noun
  • A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth. 

  • Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed. 

  • The framework underlying a structure. 

  • The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock. 

  • The texture of a cloth. 

verb
  • To cover with fabric. 

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