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Poplin vs Broadcloth - What's the difference?

poplin | broadcloth |

As nouns the difference between poplin and broadcloth

is that poplin is a fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses while broadcloth is 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.

poplin

English

(wikipedia poplin)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted, -- used especially for women's dresses.

    • Synonyms

    * bengaline

    broadcloth

    English

    (wikipedia broadcloth) (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • See also

    * kersey