burlap

noun bur·lap \ ˈbər-ˌlap \

Updated on: 25 Apr 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

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
Suffolk County homicide detectives on Monday dug up a burlap bag wrapped around the remains in the basement of a North Fork home that once belonged to Pietrewicz’s married boyfriend, the weekly paper reported.

— robert gearty, Fox News, "Long Island cops dig up skeletal remains that may belong to woman missing since 1966," 20 Mar. 2018
The automobile tracks, made over a wide circle of about half a mile, told how the body in its burlap wrapping had been taken to the mesa.

— sandiegouniontribune.com, "Body of girl found; hunt for fiend," 11 Mar. 2018
They were wrapped in burlap and buried beneath the former residence of her then-boyfriend, a married policeman.

— chris harris, PEOPLE.com, "Missing Woman's Remains Apparently Found Under Boyfriend's Old House 51 Years After She Vanished," 22 Mar. 2018
If needed, a burlap or similar wrap could be placed around the trunks of prominent trees during migration time of December through March to discourage the birds.

— tom maccubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Cooler weather leads to more hardy azaleas," 17 Mar. 2018
The Suffolk Times reported that the police were led back to the basement after Mr. Boken’s former wife told a detective that a body had been wrapped in burlap and buried.

— rick rojas, New York Times, "After 50 Years, Missing Woman’s Remains May Have Been Found," 20 Mar. 2018
The goods & materials: Oil paintings on combinations of wood, burlap, canvas and linen.

— linda jerkins, ajc, "Going coastal with art that’s Southern-made," 20 Mar. 2018

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