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A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.
To grow broad; to become broader or wider.
To make broad or broader; to render more broad or comprehensive.
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of Broaden
Rather broad; moderately broad.
A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit.
In a broad manner.
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness; grossness.
An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus.
To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or warrant.
A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.
A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet.
A volley of abuse or denunciation.
The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
Widespread.
Spreading widely.
A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.
Breadthwise.