1
: a coarse heavy plain-woven fabric usually of jute or hemp used for bagging and wrapping and in furniture and linoleum manufacture
2
: a lightweight material resembling burlap used in interior decoration or for clothing
Examples of burlap in a Sentence
The bag is made of burlap.
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If leaves have already appeared, cover the plant with burlap or a lightweight cotton towel.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Remove the burlap and other coverings when your plants start growing in spring.
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—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
Install Barriers Many gardeners wrap cold-sensitive shrubs with burlap in fall to prevent winter damage.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
Trees must be wrapped in burlap to catch larvae, which are then supposed to be drowned in soapy water or stuffed in the freezer — but the real solution is to simply wait for natural controls, like E. maimaiga, to fight them off, Dwyer explained.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Remove the burlap and other coverings when your plants start growing in spring.
5.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
Install Barriers Many gardeners wrap cold-sensitive shrubs with burlap in fall to prevent winter damage.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
Trees must be wrapped in burlap to catch larvae, which are then supposed to be drowned in soapy water or stuffed in the freezer — but the real solution is to simply wait for natural controls, like E. maimaiga, to fight them off, Dwyer explained.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Burlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burlap. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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burlap
noun
bur·lap
ˈbər-ˌlap 
: a rough fabric made usually from jute or hemp and used mostly for bags and wrappings
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