broadcloth vs linen

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. 

linen

noun
  • Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens. 

  • Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. 

  • A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed. 

adj
  • Having the colour linen, light beige. 

  • Made from linen cloth or thread. 

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