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burlap
(redirected from Sack cloth)

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bur·lap  (bûrlp)
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.
[Origin unknown.]
burlap [ˈbɜːlæp]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a coarse fabric woven from jute, hemp, or the like
[from borel coarse cloth, from Old French burel (see bureau) + lap1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.burlap - coarse jute fabricburlap - coarse jute fabric                  
gunny
bagging, sacking - coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
Translations
burlap [ˈbɜːlæp] N (esp US) → arpillera f
burlap [ˈbɜːrlæp] n (US) (= hessian) → toile f de jute
burlap
n → Sackleinen nt
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