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Meanings of burlap in English

Portuguese
estopa

Coarse jute fabric.

estopa
Usage of burlap in English
1
The moonlight filtered through the chinks in the burlap shrouding the deck.
A Traveller in War-Time
2
No longer concerned about my nightie, I squatted and cut the burlap.
Death du Jour
3
Madam Strollo carefully selected the candles and wrapped them in waxed burlap.
The lies of locke lamora
4
As a rule, shipment is made in burlap bags of double thickness.
Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fir...
5
The young rider dismounted, and untied the burlap from the horse's feet.
The Girl from Montana
6
Here's a basket we found at the bottom in a burlap bag.
The Heart of the Desert / Kut-Le of the Desert
7
It was a small burlap pouch, about the size of a plum.
Hush: a novel
8
They both startled as Bast thumped a burlap sack onto the bar.
The Wise Man’s Fear
9
Inside, something writhed, causing shadows to ripple and morph in the burlap.
Bare Bones
10
Barely ten feet away, she found her burlap sack torn to tatters.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
11
Far better is the enameled paint, requiring three coats, or painted burlap.
The Complete Home
12
Rue walked to an armoire and pulled out two small burlap sacks.
Witch heart
13
You didn't even get a chance to tie burlap around their feet!
Where heaven begins
14
He began to quickly stuff the clothes back into the burlap sack.
Speaks the Nightbird
15
Some squash had tumbled from their burlap bundle just beside the door.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
16
I slashed another bleeding slit in the burlap, and another, and another.
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Translations for burlap
Portuguese
estopa
Burlap through the time
Burlap across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common