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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Hying Large Magnolia Flowers Bows for Wreaths These Hying Large Magnolia Flowers Bows for Wreaths are made of burlap and feature white magnolia flowers printed on the ribbon.
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Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2024
Nearby, makeshift pits shielded by burlap serve as lavatories.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2024
The team then took photos of the intact tusk, placed aluminum foil around it and slathered it with burlap strips soaked in white plaster.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2024
Pack clean, dry potatoes in burlap or paper sacks and store them in a dark, cool, but frost-free place.
—Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2024
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Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2024
Nearby, makeshift pits shielded by burlap serve as lavatories.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2024
The team then took photos of the intact tusk, placed aluminum foil around it and slathered it with burlap strips soaked in white plaster.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2024
Pack clean, dry potatoes in burlap or paper sacks and store them in a dark, cool, but frost-free place.
—Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Burlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burlap. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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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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