burrassn.
Coarse hempen cloth. Cf. barras n.1, and barras n.2 in Eng. Dial. Dict.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > canvas > coarse
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > other
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1770 C. Carroll Let. 24 Oct. in Maryland Hist. Mag. (1918) 13 66 Pray write for 6 strong matrasses..strongly Quilted & Covered with Burras or a Coarse strong Canvass.
1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon ix. 241 The dregs are..filtered through brown burrass bags.
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