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
Examples of burlap in a Sentence
The bag is made of burlap.
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The vintage park has two dozen rides and a red-and-white Peppermint Slide that kids can zip down with the help of a burlap sack.
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Then, wrap the crown with burlap to protect damage from wind and ice.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
The shop’s rustic aesthetic — with burlap bags full of coffee perched on the walls and fixtures that look like they were carved out of a tree — lends itself to the environment in García Márquez’s book, and that’s exactly what Caro wanted.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Some of the work is made on burlap sacks used for coffee beans, and soil is embedded in some of the frames.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Then, wrap the crown with burlap to protect damage from wind and ice.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
The shop’s rustic aesthetic — with burlap bags full of coffee perched on the walls and fixtures that look like they were carved out of a tree — lends itself to the environment in García Márquez’s book, and that’s exactly what Caro wanted.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Some of the work is made on burlap sacks used for coffee beans, and soil is embedded in some of the frames.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Burlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burlap. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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burlap
noun
bur·lap
ˈbər-ˌlap 
: a rough fabric made usually from jute or hemp and used mostly for bags and wrappings
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