burlap

English

/ˈbɝlæp/, /ˈbɜːlæp/

noun
Definitions
  • (US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.

Etymology

Affix from English burel (a coarse woollen cloth) + English lap (wrap, fold, involve, upper legs of a seated person, flap of a garment)derived from Middle English burel, borel derived from Dutch, Flemish boenlap (coarse, rubbing linen cloth), *boerenlap.

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

*boerenlap

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