burlap

noun bur·lap \ ˈbər-ˌlap \

|Updated on: 3 Jul 2018

Definition of burlap

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

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Examples of burlap in a Sentence

The bag is made of burlap.

Recent Examples of burlap from the Web

The school's Finegan dining room and gymnasium brought the barbecue inside via decor via CHL Linens with high-top or picnic tables topped with gingham tablecloths or burlap with mason jar centerpieces.

— sue strachan, NOLA.com, "BBQ and blue jeans set the mood for Stuart Hall School for Boys benefit," 15 May 2018
The family pulled together to sew one burlap bag apiece for their belongings and Schindler’s father hid their valuables - a pocket watch, a wedding band, a necklace and earrings - in a box in their house.

— julie gallant, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Holocaust survivor talks of her year in Auschwitz," 2 May 2018
The best way to store them is in a burlap or paper bag, covered with a damp towel.

— emily main, Good Housekeeping, "10 Healthiest Fish On The Planet," 25 June 2015
Flowers for Dreams' mixed floral bouquets wrapped in burlap are meant to look earthy and organic as if they were just picked from a farm field.

— sarah hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "These bouquets are made for Instagram and leading a craft flower movement," 15 May 2018
Vintage gardening books and trowels fill a weathered bookshelf; burlap yardage topped with potted herbs and jars of tiny black seeds disguises a corporate table.

— laura regensdorf, Vogue, "This New Natural Beauty Startup is Raising the Bar on Sustainable Packaging," 30 Apr. 2018
Comme des Garçons Homme paired graphic, colorful suiting with honest-to-god nightmare-fuel masks (inspired, maybe, by the burlap masks rocked by ghostly orphans in 2007’s The Orphanage).

— liz raiss, GQ, "Joel Embiid Is the Man in the Awesome Mask," 23 Apr. 2018
Photo: Caitlin Ochs for The Wall Street Journal The warehouse is piled high with 70-kilo burlap bags of green coffee, fresh off container ships.

— WSJ, "It’s Likely Your Coffee Was Roasted at This New York Company," 17 Apr. 2018
The villagers collected the remains that had been dug up, put them in large burlap bags and buried them in three separate places on a nearby hill overlooking a valley that was to be flooded as part of the construction project.

— Washington Post, "Trump, Kim summit may boost recovery of US Korea War remains," 5 Apr. 2018

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