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broady

broady noun: broadcloth.

Noun

broady (uncountable)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) Broadcloth.
    • That referred to the circumstance of Dannelly having , on the preceding evening gone to Mr. Poole's cloth shop. He said he had been on the screw, (that is, lifting the latch of a door,) and sneaked out a piece of broady […]1816, George Vaughan (Bow-Street officer), The Whole Four Trials of the Thief Takers (page 26)

Proper noun capitalized: Broady

Broady (plural Broadys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of broady

pluralBroadys

Questions about broady

What does broady mean?
Broady means broadcloth.
What part of speech is broady?
Broady can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near broady in the dictionary

  1. Broadwindsor
  2. broadwing
  3. broadwings
  4. broadwise
  5. Broadwoodwidger
  6. broady
  7. Broadys
  8. broas
  9. broast
  10. broasted
  11. broaster

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