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▪ I. burlap, n.|ˈbɜːlæp|
Also 7–8 borelaps, -lapps.
[Etymology uncertain. (Cf. Du. boenlap ‘rubbing-clout, linen’ Calisch; the first component may have been confused with boer peasant.)]
Originally perhaps a sort of holland; now a coarse canvas made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer material used for curtains.
1695–6Act 7 & 8 Will. III, x. §16 Course Linnens commonly called Borelapps. 1696J. F. Merchants Wareho. 2, I shall begin with Bore-laps; because that for Shifts or Shirts is counted and known to be a very strong Cloth. 1871G. H. Napheys Prev. & Cure Dis. iii. iv. 725 Pack them in large burlaps. 1880N. H. Bishop 4 Months in Sneak-Box 15 Captain George Bogart..affectionately sewed her [the duck boat] up in a covering of burlap.
▪ II. ˈburlap, v.
[f. the n.]
trans. To wrap round with burlap. So ˈburlapped ppl. a.
1908Sears, Roebuck Catal. 415 Each article..is securely wrapped, burlapped or crated. 1927Ladies' Home Jrnl. Dec. 109/2 Evergreens should be balled and burlapped, if they are to be successfully transplanted. Ibid., Insist on carefully balled and burlapped stock. |