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DictionaryburlapCoarse cloth
noun

burlap

BUR-lap/ˈbɜːrlæp/

Coarse woven cloth made from jute or hemp, often used for sacks.

The sack's coarse weave reveals the texture of burlap.

Coarse brown burlap sack and close woven texture.
Etymology
burMiddle Englishcoarse cloth
+lapEnglishpiece of cloth

Borel, “coarse cloth,” is the probable source of the first part; Dutch boeren, “coarse,” is another possibility. Together with lap, “piece of cloth,” it describes the rough fabric used for bagging.

In context

Eastside Decoded – SCP0:57
SCP-1689 is a burlap bag of potatoes. In its stable state, SCP-1689 weighs 40-50 kg and contains approximately two hundred (200) common agricultural potatoes (tubers of Solanum tuberosum). SCP-1689 is made of brown, roughly woven jute.
The Terrifying Siberian Discovery of the Endless Food Sack (SCP-1689)

More examples

  • Coarse burlap covered the root ball.
  • She cut a strip of burlap for the display.
  • The rough burlap scratched his wrist.

Forms

burlap

Similar words

canvas
Canvas is typically a tighter, smoother heavy fabric; burlap has a coarse, open weave.
jute
Jute is a fiber often used to make burlap; burlap is the cloth.