broadloom en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From broad + loom.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Woven on a wide loom, and so needing fewer seams.
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broadloom en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From broad + loom.
Meanings
- A wide loom.
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A carpet woven on a wide loom.
And away across the Søren Kierkegaard broadloom he lurched, battling shifts in the horizontal which had grown more pronounced since the ship left New York Harbor.
2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| broadlooms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |