burlap
Example Sentences
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It begins after harvest by breaking open the cacao pods, harvesting the beans, and fermenting them under banana leaves and burlap in rough wooden stalls to build flavor and sugars.
From Washington Post
Afterward, she tucked away the faded purple dress the girl had last worn into a white burlap bag filled with her family’s meager possessions.
From Washington Post
Most of my first few job interviews in my career required me to troll through H&M praying I could find trousers that didn’t make me look like a burlap sack overfilled with Christmas presents.
From Los Angeles Times
The tribe turned to uwhi after becoming disillusioned with burlap mats and herbicide, two alternatives that are costlier and involve imported materials that often draw suspicion from local people.
From New York Times
In extreme cold, plastic wrap or burlap can help block vulnerable plants from the wind.
From Seattle Times
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