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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: coarse jute fabric [syn: burlap, gunny]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1696 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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 coarse canvas esp. of jute used for sacking etc. 2 a similar lighter material for use in dressmaking or furnishing. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Burlap Bur"lap, n. A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc. [Written also burlaps.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Burlap is a thick, rough fabric that is used for making sacks. (AM; in BRIT, use hessian) ...a burlap sack.