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burlaps

burlaps is the plural of burlap.

burlaps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of burlap.

Meaning of burlap

Noun

burlap (countable and uncountable, plural burlaps)

  1. (US) 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
    Synonyms:
    hessian, crocus

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Questions about burlaps

What is burlaps the plural of?
Burlaps is the plural of burlap.

Words near burlaps in the dictionary

  1. burlap bag
  2. burlap bags
  3. burlapped
  4. burlapping
  5. burlappy
  6. burlaps
  7. burlaw
  8. burlaws
  9. burle
  10. burlecue
  11. burled

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