broad·cloth 
(brôdklôth′, -klŏth′)
(brôdklôth′, -klŏth′)n.
1. A densely textured, traditionally woolen cloth with a plain or twill weave and a lustrous finish.
2. A closely woven silk, cotton, or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib.
[Middle English brode clothe, cloth woven in strips of double width : brode, broad; see BROAD + clothe, cloth; see CLOTH.]