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burlap

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɜː^rlæp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɝlæp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bûr′lap)

Inflections of 'burlap' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

burlaps: v 3rd person singular

burlapping: v pres p

burlapped: v past

burlapped: v past p

bur•lap /ˈbɜrlæp/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Textilesa plain, coarse fabric of jute or hemp used for bags, etc.

bur•lap (bûr′lap),USA pronunciation n., v., -lapped, -lap•ping.
n.

Textilesa plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like;
gunny.
Textilesa lightweight fabric made in imitation of this.

v.t.

to wrap with burlap:to burlap and tie a newly dug tree.

earlier borelap, equivalent. to bore(l) coarse cloth (see bureau) + lap¹ 1685–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

burlap /ˈbɜːlæp/ n

a coarse fabric woven from jute, hemp, or the like

Etymology: 17th Century: from borel coarse cloth, from Old French burel (see bureau) + lap¹

'burlap' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

balled-and-burlapped - barley sack - crocus sack - gunny - gunnysack - Hessian - hooked rug - hopsacking - jute - linoleum

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