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burlap en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɝlæp/ (General-American)
  • /ˈbɜːlæp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Uncertain. Attested since about 1695 in the spelling bore-lap, borelapp. Likely from burel (“a coarse woollen cloth”) + lap (“flap of a garment”), where the first element is from Middle English burel, borel. Others feel that "its character and time of appearance makes a Dutch origin very likely" (and the earliest references as to its importation from the Netherlands); the NED suggests derivation from Dutch boenlap (“coarse, rubbing linen or cloth”) with the first element perhaps confused with boer (“farmer, peasant”). Bense similarly suggests derivation from an unattested Dutch *boerenlap, where boeren would be used in the sense of “coarse” as in boerenkost (“coarse, heavy food as is eaten by farmers”) or boerenpraat (“coarse, rural speech”).

Meanings

  1. (US, countable, uncountable) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
    • “A ranger responded and found two whole chickens in a burlap sack in a hot spring,” she said. A cooking pot was also found nearby. 2020 November 11, Johnny Diaz, Concepción de León, “3 Visitors Banned From Yellowstone After Cooking Chickens in Hot Spring”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
burlaps Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

burlap bag · burlappy

Synonyms

hessian · crocus

Translations (48)

da hessian (strong cloth) · uk ряднина (strong cloth) · de Sackleinen (strong cloth) · ja 黄麻布 (strong cloth) · ru дерю́га (strong cloth) · uk мішковина (strong cloth) · bg зебло (strong cloth) · af goiing (strong cloth) · da sækkelærred (strong cloth) · mi tāpora (strong cloth) · de Hessian (strong cloth) · mr गोणपाट (strong cloth) · no grovt lerret (strong cloth) · uk рогожа (strong cloth) · it tela di sacco (strong cloth) · gl serapilleira (strong cloth) · ru мешкови́на (strong cloth) · ru рого́жа (strong cloth) · ru брезе́нт (strong cloth) · nl jute (strong cloth) · gl rafia (strong cloth) · fi säkkikangas (strong cloth) · fo posalørift (strong cloth) · cy sachlïain (strong cloth) · sv säckväv (strong cloth) · af sakgoed (strong cloth) · fr toile de jute (strong cloth) · pa ਤੱਪੜ (strong cloth) · pt serapilheira (strong cloth) · it iuta (strong cloth) · fr étoffe grossière de chanvre (strong cloth) · es arpillera (strong cloth) · ga burlap (strong cloth) · pl juta (strong cloth) · hu zsákvászon (strong cloth) · ru рого́жина (strong cloth) · sv hessian (strong cloth) · no pakklerret (strong cloth) · no sekkestrie (strong cloth) · ca arpillera (strong cloth) · ca xarpellera (strong cloth) · mk зе́бло (strong cloth) · ru холсти́на (strong cloth) · fo sekkjalørift (strong cloth) · cmn 粗麻布 (strong cloth) · cs pytlovina (strong cloth) · pt aniagem (strong cloth) · jam crocus (strong cloth)

burlap en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɝlæp/ (General-American)
  • /ˈbɜːlæp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Uncertain. Attested since about 1695 in the spelling bore-lap, borelapp. Likely from burel (“a coarse woollen cloth”) + lap (“flap of a garment”), where the first element is from Middle English burel, borel. Others feel that "its character and time of appearance makes a Dutch origin very likely" (and the earliest references as to its importation from the Netherlands); the NED suggests derivation from Dutch boenlap (“coarse, rubbing linen or cloth”) with the first element perhaps confused with boer (“farmer, peasant”). Bense similarly suggests derivation from an unattested Dutch *boerenlap, where boeren would be used in the sense of “coarse” as in boerenkost (“coarse, heavy food as is eaten by farmers”) or boerenpraat (“coarse, rural speech”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To wrap or cover in burlap.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
burlapped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
burlapped Tense=Past lexicographic
burlaps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
burlapping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

sackcloth