BROADLOOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does broadloom mean? 

• BROADLOOM (noun)
  The noun BROADLOOM has 1 sense:

1. a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams

  Familiarity information: BROADLOOM used as a noun is very rare.

• BROADLOOM (adjective)
  The adjective BROADLOOM has 1 sense:

1. (of rugs or carpets) woven full width

  Familiarity information: BROADLOOM used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BROADLOOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("broadloom" is a kind of...):

carpet; carpeting; rug (floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile))

• BROADLOOM (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of rugs or carpets) woven full width

Context example:

a broadloom rug

Similar:

seamless (not having or joined by a seam or seams)