ðə wˈɜːd "bɹˈɔːdklɔθ" wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli jˈuːzd dʒˈʌst æz ɐn ˈæntənˌɪm tuː "nˈæɹoʊ klˈɔθ", bˌʌt lˈeɪɾɚ kˈeɪm tə mˈiːn ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ tˈaɪp ʌv klˈɔθ.
The word "broadcloth" was originally used just as an antonym to "narrow cloth", but later came to mean a particular type of cloth.