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burlap

[bur-lap] / ˈbɜr læp /


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In 2023 he bought NYP, a maker of burlap bags.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Leaning on a burlap bag brimming with gum arabic, Ahmad pointed to a map on a journalist’s phone to show the circuitous path he took to get here.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

After the fossil hunters had recorded as much data as they could about where Apex was found, its bones were taped up in protective “jackets” made of plaster and burlap and lifted onto a trailer.

From BBC May 30, 2024

It wouldn’t strain the imagination to picture him clutching burlap sacks printed with the euro symbol.

From New York Times Jan. 27, 2024

Then Scythe Curie reached into a drawer and pulled out the rough-woven burlap frock of a Tonist.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

It was burlapped at purchase, which of course we removed before planting.

From Seattle Times Dec. 14, 2022

All about him, burlapped cuttings rest like tablets brought down from Mount Sinai.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2018

At the mouth of La Biche a half-dozen burlapped pieces were removed from a cache in a thicket of balsam and added to the outfit.

From The Gun-Brand by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx

That is, he watched one of the corded and burlapped chests.

From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Amy Bell Marlowe

And, as Ratty had said, the chest, burlapped, corded, and tagged, stood in the main hall of the ranch-house, ready for removal.

From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Amy Bell Marlowe



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