From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishburlapbur‧lap /ˈbɜːlæp $ ˈbɜːr-/ noun [uncountable] American EnglishTIM a type of thick rough cloth SYN hessian British English
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burlap• Dan 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. 