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Definition of Burlap
1. Noun. Coarse jute fabric.
Definition of Burlap
1. n. A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc.
Definition of Burlap
1. Noun. (American English) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax(,) or hemp, and used to make sacks etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Burlap
1. a coarse fabric [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burlap
Literary usage of Burlap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1918)
"On this three-ply layer of burlap spread a continuous layer of hot asphalt mopping
well ... Place a strip of burlap along the joint for a closing strip; ..."
2. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"Note the shelf for wrapping paper above the boxes, the shelf for cardboard and
extra wrapping paper underneath the burlap table, the rack for lining paper ..."
3. Report of the War Trade Board by United States War Trade Board (1920)
"The use of burlap and burlap bags as packing material and containers had also
greatly increased during the war owing to the necessity of saving wooden cases ..."
4. Seeding and Planting: A Manual for the Guidance of Forestry Students by James William Toumey (1916)
"Scrim, cheese-cloth, and burlap are extensively used for protecting seedbeds
prior to germination ... Seedbeds covered with burlap after broadcast seeding. ..."
5. Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1922)
"Desiccate and weigh the dry felt in each section (and the burlap in Type D), also
separate and weigh the total embedded and admixed mineral matter. ..."
6. Tariff Schedules: Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of by Oscar Wilder Underwood (1913)
"As manufacturers of burlap bags and imported burlap, I want to first refer ...
352, to which we, as manufacturers of burlap, have no special preference as ..."
7. Waterproofing Engineering for Engineers, Architects, Builders, Roofers and by Joseph Ross (1919)
"The waterproofing shall consist of a mat of four ply of burlap and one ply of
... shall be applied with mops, the width of the burlap, and while this is ..."
8. Marine Insurance by Solomon Stephen Huebner (1920)
"burlap Agreement.— This agreement is similar to the cotton agreement and covers
the traffic in jute, jute butts, bagging, ..."
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