broadlineadj.
/ˈbrɔːdlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈbrɔdˌlaɪn/, /ˈbrɑdˌlaɪn/ 1. Archaeology. Of pottery: decorated with a drawn or incised pattern composed of broad lines.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > having specific decoration
cane-coloured1787
blue-printed1797
crackled1876
rice grain1876
soufflé1878
fingertip1914
rusticated1916
Nuzi1941
1917 L. Spier Outl. Chronol. Zuñi Ruins (Anthropol. Papers Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. XVIII. Pt. 3) 312 The decoration is much like the earlier wares of the same type: broad-line designs being rather prominent.
1976 S. Afr. Archaeol. Bull. 31 159/2 Vessels are ornately decorated in a variety of impressed and broadline incised motifs.
2011 A. J. Bright Blood is Thicker than Water iii. 72 From about the fifth century AD the Cedrosan pottery is enriched by areal painting, heavy modelling, and deep, broadline incision.
2. Business. That produces, distributes, or sells an extensive range of products of diverse sorts; of or relating to commercial activity of this type.
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society > trade and finance > other trading methods > [adjective] > types of trading methods or systems
pick-your-own1941
p-y-o1977
1941 To make More Jobs Steady (Minnesota Amer. Legion Found.) (1942) v. 232 The broad-line manufacturers and the specialty manufacturers do not consider themselves direct competitors.
1965 Financial Analysts Jrnl. 21 83/2 Retailers are deserting their traditional niches and becoming more broadline.
1980 Dart & Kraft Ann. Rep. 13 Foodservice districts in major metropolitan areas have converted their facilities to broadline distribution centers.
2007 Financial Times 2 Feb. 28/1 Amazon, the online retailer, saw sales of non-media goods more than double.., underlining its continuing change into a broadline retailer.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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adj.1917