broadclothn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbrɔːdklɒθ/, U.S.

/ˈbrɔdˌklɔθ/,

/ˈbrɑdˌklɑθ/, Philippine English /ˈbrodˌklot/

Forms: see broad adj.¹ and n.¹ and cloth n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj.¹, cloth n.

Etymology: < broad adj.¹ + cloth n.Broadcloth was invented in the 11th century. Its key characteristic in medieval times, where it achieved popularity as a luxury fabric especially in the 14th–16th centuries, was that it was woven on a double width loom (two yards or 72 inches), but then shrunk. Heavy, labour intensive milling or fulling brought the width of the cloth down by about a third, thus increasing the density and weight of the final cloth, making it stiff, dense and waterproof. Broadcloth was produced in many colours and started shifting to predominantly black from the late 15th to early 16th century.

A. n.

1. In early use: any woollen cloth woven in strips of double width. Subsequently: plain, dressed, double-width, black woollen cloth, used chiefly for hangings and men's clothing; (also more generally, esp. after the 17th cent.) a densely woven woollen cloth of high quality.By the end of the 17th cent. the implication of quality had replaced that of width.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > of specific size > broadcloth

broadclotha1420

broadc1503

Melton1858

?c1425 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Royal 17 D.vi) (1860) 17 There gothe no lesse in a mannes typette Than of brode clothe a yerd.

1439–40 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1439 §55. m. 3 Grete disceites beth nowe used..in metynge of unresonable mesure, bothe of brode clothe and streite.

1465 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 316 ij. peces of blak brodeclothe, conteynenge in lengnthe xlviij. yerdes.

1517 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 457/1 Fustiane, braid claith and narow.

1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. v. 132 The wares that they carrie out of the realme are for the most part Brode clothes.

1613 T. Adams Heauen & Earth Reconcil'd f. 16^v Gentlemen haue cut out their gallant suites out of the Churches Broad-cloth, and left the Church her selfe nothing but meere Shreds.

1658 Publick Intelligencer No. 132. 654 They carry English Broad-cloth, and cottons, and Serges, and clothes brought out of England at second hand for Apparel, and abundance of Island hose, and gloves.

1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week Prol. sig. A7^v Ye Weavers, all your shuttles throw, And bid broad cloths and serges grow.

1779 N. W. Wraxall Let. 11 Feb. in Mem. Courts (1799) II. 147 The physicians..caused him to be wrapt in near twenty yards of English scarlet broad cloth, at the time when the small-pox was at its height.

1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls v. 97 You dressed in broadcloth, and I in silk.

1898 Milwaukee Jrnl. 31 Mar. 2/3 (advt.) Ladies' Blouse Suit, made of All-Wool broadcloth in cadet blue.

1967 G. Mackay Brown Calendar of Love (1978) 58 The cultured stranger in his broadcloth might have more difficulty in swallowing such a thing.

2003 Oxoniensia 67 73 The medieval aulnage records indicate that Abingdon had been a producer of ordinary quality grey broadcloth, possibly purchased to provide clothes for servants.

2. North American and Philippine English. A plain-woven fabric with a fine horizontal rib, produced by weaving with a warp thread finer than the weft, now typically made from cotton or cotton blended with an artificial fibre; = poplin n.²

ΘΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > silk and wool > poplin

poplin1710

sicilienne1873

bengaline1884

Sicilian1908

1925 Bakersfield (Calif.) Morning Echo 19 Feb. 10/5 (advt.) Another extremely new all pure silk Broadcloth.

1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 21 July 16/4 (advt.) Attractive Dresses of silk crepe, spun silk and silk broadcloth.

1948 Life 6 Sept. 5/3 (advt.) TruVal lustrous white broadcloth in widespread slotted collar—short point—button-down and the regular collar (illustrated) that looks starched but feels soft.

2006 Manila Times (Nexis) 1 Aug. Men's style button-down shirts are essential. Look for them in crisp cotton fabrics such as broadcloth or oxford.

B. adj.

Made of broadcloth.

1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry v. i. 85 A thrifty cap compos'd of broad cloth lists.

1735 S.-Carolina Gaz. 3 May 2/2 Thomas Diston..had on an old pair of broad Cloth Breeches with blue puffs.

1777 Pennsylvania Packet 13 Dec. in G. Washington Papers (2003) Revolutionary War Ser. XIII. 312 A new black broadcloth coat..with a plain death head button.

1887 A. Conan Doyle Study in Scarlet (1981) i. iii. 32 He was dressed in a heavy broadcloth frock coat and waistcoat.

1972 H. C. Rae Shooting Gallery iii. 210 Tight broadcloth pants in moss green.

2014 Meg May 31/3 (caption) Broadcloth dress shirt by Uniqlo.

Phrases

† in the broadcloth: in terms of the raw material only, not of the garments that can be created from it. Only in extended metaphors of the role of individual faith in a person's salvation. Obsolete.

1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 222 That is Christ in the broad-cloth, in the whole peece: now comes faith and cuts it out.

1625 R. Jenison Christians apparelling by Christ To Rdr. sig. a3^v Christ profiteth not, as considered in the broad cloath (if wee may so speake) but as suted & fitted to vs by the applying hand of Faith.

Compounds

broadcloth weaver n. now historical a weaver who manufactures broadcloth; cf. broad weaver n.

1619 Deloney's Pleasant Hist. Iohn Winchcomb (rev. ed.) i. sig. A3 In the daies of King Henrie the eight,..in the beginning of his reigne, Iohn Winchcomb, a broad cloth Weauer, dwelt in Newberie, a towne in Barkshire.

1665 Will 7 Apr. in M. E. Grimwade Index Probate Rec. Court Archdeaconry Sudbury (1984) i. 182 Robert Edwards, broadcloth weaver, Lindsey.

1840 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 4 May Butler, Thos., Chamber-street, county Dublin, broad cloth weaver.

2011 16th Cent. Jrnl. 42 475 Nostalgia for an earlier period under Henry VIII, when the broadcloth weaver John Winchcombe rose to fame and prosperity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	broadcloth
释义	broadclothn.adj. Brit. /ˈbrɔːdklɒθ/, U.S. /ˈbrɔdˌklɔθ/, /ˈbrɑdˌklɑθ/, Philippine English /ˈbrodˌklot/ Forms: see broad adj.¹ and n.¹ and cloth n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: broad adj.¹, cloth n. Etymology: < broad adj.¹ + cloth n.Broadcloth was invented in the 11th century. Its key characteristic in medieval times, where it achieved popularity as a luxury fabric especially in the 14th–16th centuries, was that it was woven on a double width loom (two yards or 72 inches), but then shrunk. Heavy, labour intensive milling or fulling brought the width of the cloth down by about a third, thus increasing the density and weight of the final cloth, making it stiff, dense and waterproof. Broadcloth was produced in many colours and started shifting to predominantly black from the late 15th to early 16th century. A. n. 1. In early use: any woollen cloth woven in strips of double width. Subsequently: plain, dressed, double-width, black woollen cloth, used chiefly for hangings and men's clothing; (also more generally, esp. after the 17th cent.) a densely woven woollen cloth of high quality.By the end of the 17th cent. the implication of quality had replaced that of width. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > of specific size > broadcloth broadclotha1420 broadc1503 Melton1858 ?c1425 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Royal 17 D.vi) (1860) 17 There gothe no lesse in a mannes typette Than of brode clothe a yerd. 1439–40 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1439 §55. m. 3 Grete disceites beth nowe used..in metynge of unresonable mesure, bothe of brode clothe and streite. 1465 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 316 ij. peces of blak brodeclothe, conteynenge in lengnthe xlviij. yerdes. 1517 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 457/1 Fustiane, braid claith and narow. 1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. v. 132 The wares that they carrie out of the realme are for the most part Brode clothes. 1613 T. Adams Heauen & Earth Reconcil'd f. 16^v Gentlemen haue cut out their gallant suites out of the Churches Broad-cloth, and left the Church her selfe nothing but meere Shreds. 1658 Publick Intelligencer No. 132. 654 They carry English Broad-cloth, and cottons, and Serges, and clothes brought out of England at second hand for Apparel, and abundance of Island hose, and gloves. 1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week Prol. sig. A7^v Ye Weavers, all your shuttles throw, And bid broad cloths and serges grow. 1779 N. W. Wraxall Let. 11 Feb. in Mem. Courts (1799) II. 147 The physicians..caused him to be wrapt in near twenty yards of English scarlet broad cloth, at the time when the small-pox was at its height. 1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls v. 97 You dressed in broadcloth, and I in silk. 1898 Milwaukee Jrnl. 31 Mar. 2/3 (advt.) Ladies' Blouse Suit, made of All-Wool broadcloth in cadet blue. 1967 G. Mackay Brown Calendar of Love (1978) 58 The cultured stranger in his broadcloth might have more difficulty in swallowing such a thing. 2003 Oxoniensia 67 73 The medieval aulnage records indicate that Abingdon had been a producer of ordinary quality grey broadcloth, possibly purchased to provide clothes for servants. 2. North American and Philippine English. A plain-woven fabric with a fine horizontal rib, produced by weaving with a warp thread finer than the weft, now typically made from cotton or cotton blended with an artificial fibre; = poplin n.² ΘΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > silk and wool > poplin poplin1710 sicilienne1873 bengaline1884 Sicilian1908 1925 Bakersfield (Calif.) Morning Echo 19 Feb. 10/5 (advt.) Another extremely new all pure silk Broadcloth. 1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 21 July 16/4 (advt.) Attractive Dresses of silk crepe, spun silk and silk broadcloth. 1948 Life 6 Sept. 5/3 (advt.) TruVal lustrous white broadcloth in widespread slotted collar—short point—button-down and the regular collar (illustrated) that looks starched but feels soft. 2006 Manila Times (Nexis) 1 Aug. Men's style button-down shirts are essential. Look for them in crisp cotton fabrics such as broadcloth or oxford. B. adj. Made of broadcloth. Π 1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry v. i. 85 A thrifty cap compos'd of broad cloth lists. 1735 S.-Carolina Gaz. 3 May 2/2 Thomas Diston..had on an old pair of broad Cloth Breeches with blue puffs. 1777 Pennsylvania Packet 13 Dec. in G. Washington Papers (2003) Revolutionary War Ser. XIII. 312 A new black broadcloth coat..with a plain death head button. 1887 A. Conan Doyle Study in Scarlet (1981) i. iii. 32 He was dressed in a heavy broadcloth frock coat and waistcoat. 1972 H. C. Rae Shooting Gallery iii. 210 Tight broadcloth pants in moss green. 2014 Meg May 31/3 (caption) Broadcloth dress shirt by Uniqlo. Phrases † in the broadcloth: in terms of the raw material only, not of the garments that can be created from it. Only in extended metaphors of the role of individual faith in a person's salvation. Obsolete. Π 1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 222 That is Christ in the broad-cloth, in the whole peece: now comes faith and cuts it out. 1625 R. Jenison Christians apparelling by Christ To Rdr. sig. a3^v Christ profiteth not, as considered in the broad cloath (if wee may so speake) but as suted & fitted to vs by the applying hand of Faith. Compounds broadcloth weaver n. now historical a weaver who manufactures broadcloth; cf. broad weaver n. Π 1619 Deloney's Pleasant Hist. Iohn Winchcomb (rev. ed.) i. sig. A3 In the daies of King Henrie the eight,..in the beginning of his reigne, Iohn Winchcomb, a broad cloth Weauer, dwelt in Newberie, a towne in Barkshire. 1665 Will 7 Apr. in M. E. Grimwade Index Probate Rec. Court Archdeaconry Sudbury (1984) i. 182 Robert Edwards, broadcloth weaver, Lindsey. 1840 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 4 May Butler, Thos., Chamber-street, county Dublin, broad cloth weaver. 2011 16th Cent. Jrnl. 42 475 Nostalgia for an earlier period under Henry VIII, when the broadcloth weaver John Winchcombe rose to fame and prosperity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.adj.?c1425
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