broadcloths
Dense woolen materials
Broadcloths is the plural of broadcloth, a dense, plain-woven fabric with a smooth finish.
Originally a wide woolen cloth, broadcloth now more commonly refers to a tightly woven cotton or cotton-blend fabric used for dress shirts and formal wear: He owned several shirts in different broadcloths.
The term sometimes extends to similar fabrics in silk or synthetic fibers.
Sheared animal fiber
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- twillDiagonal-ribbed fabric
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
- worstedCombed wool yarn
merino · suiting · shirting · yardage · bolt · loom · warp · weft
Factories or grinders
- loomsEmerges menacingly, or textile frames
- EnglandLargest British country
- FlandersNorthern Belgian region
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
trade · merchants · guilds · fulling · finishing · drapery · export · wool trade
Formal business clothing
- shirtsUpper body garments
- dress shirtsFormal collared garments
- formal wearElegant occasion clothing
- menswearMale clothing collectively
garments · bespoke · haberdashery · cutting · sewing · patterns · lining · interfacing
wool
Sheared animal fiber
worsted · merino · suiting · shirting · yardage · bolt · loom · warp · weft · thread
mills
Factories or grinders
- loomsEmerges menacingly, or textile frames
- EnglandLargest British country
- FlandersNorthern Belgian region
medieval · trade · merchants · guilds · fulling · finishing · drapery · export · wool trade · textile industry
suits
Formal business clothing
- shirtsUpper body garments
- dress shirtsFormal collared garments
- formal wearElegant occasion clothing
menswear · garments · bespoke · haberdashery · cutting · sewing · patterns · lining · interfacing · seams