Burlap

Description

A coarse, plain weave fabric made from jute, flax, or hemp. Burlap was used for inexpensive shipping bags and as lining or backing material for carpet, linoleum, and upholstery. It has also been used occasionally for interior home decoration.

Synonyms and Related Terms

toile de jute (Fr.); arpillera (Esp.); caamazo (Esp.); zakkengoed, jute, gonje (Ned.); gunny; Hessian

Additional Images

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  Burlap

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  Rug with burlap backing

Authority

• Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990

• Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996

• G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 126

• Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Random House, Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998