variants
or less commonly hopsacking
: a rough-surfaced loosely woven clothing fabric
Examples of hopsack in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The blazer, which is half-lined and made with unpadded shoulders, is cut from a wool-mohair hopsack, whose open weave ensures easy ventilation.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 19 July 2022
The chair is in original condition and has the original hopsack material and color associated with the 1960s.
—Carolyn Patten | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 3 Mar. 2018
Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 19 July 2022
The chair is in original condition and has the original hopsack material and color associated with the 1960s.
—Carolyn Patten | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 3 Mar. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English hopsak sack for hops, from hoppe hop + sak sack
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
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“Hopsack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopsack. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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