Burlap

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A strong, coarsely woven cloth made of fibers of jute, flax, or hemp and used to make bags, to reinforce linoleum, and in interior decoration.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A coarse heavy material made of jute, flax, hemp, or manila, and used for wrappings and in upholstery: commonly in the plural.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. coarse jute fabric
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bagging    sacking   
    Cross Reference
    sackcloth   
    Variant
    burlaps   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hessian   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    oilskin    brown paper    cheesecloth    navy-blue    baize    doeskin    calico    serge    flannel    sheepskin