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Webster 1913 Edition

Burlap

Bur′lap

,

Noun.

A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc.

[Written also

burlaps

.]

Definition 2025

burlap

burlap

English

Noun

burlap ‎(plural burlaps)

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks etc.

Synonyms

(UK) hessian

Translations

strong cloth

Afrikaans: goiing
Bulgarian: зебло (bg) ‎(zeblo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 粗麻布 (zh) ‎(cūmábù)
Dutch: jute (nl) n
Finnish: säkkikangas (fi)
French: toile de jute f
German: Sackleinen n

Hungarian: zsákvászon
Japanese: 黄麻布 ‎(おうまふ, ōmafu)
Maori: tāpora
Norwegian: grovt lerret n, pakklerret n, sekkestrie c
Portuguese: serapilheira (pt) f, aniagem f
Russian: рого́жа (ru) f ‎(rogóža), рого́жина (ru) f ‎(rogóžina), брезе́нт (ru) m ‎(brezént) (tarpaulin), дерю́га (ru) f ‎(derjúga), холсти́на (ru) f ‎(xolstína), мешкови́на (ru) f ‎(meškovína) (sackcloth)
Spanish: arpillera (es) f
Swedish: säckväv c

See also

sackcloth