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burlap

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Material & textiles
bur·lap /ˈbɜːlæp $ ˈbɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]  American EnglishTIM a type of thick rough cloth 粗麻布,麻袋布 SYN British English hessian
Examples from the Corpus
burlapDan wrapped his hands in the big burlap sleeves of the garment he was wearing.Then I find on a crumbling burlap bag this note: Medicine has.He was playing the fiddle with hands wrapped in burlap.In the sanctuary a huge swath of burlap obscured the cross of glory.You can alternate three layers of newspaper with three of burlap.A door at the back of the barn opened, and Dad emerged, carrying an old burlap grain sack.
bur·lap nounChineseSyllable
a thick type Corpus of rough cloth


burlap
burlap /ˈbɜːlæp $ ˈbɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
American English a type of thick rough cloth
   SYN  hessian British English


bur·lapBrE /ˈbɜːlæp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɜːrlæp/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (NAmE) = hessian