burlap
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It took him a full day to broadcast the seed into the furrows, after which he folded away the burlap, barely noticing a stencilled word indicating where it had come from: Odessa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
They’re the only actors who’ve internalized that this is screwball stuff, despite the realistic cinematography that throws wet burlap on the nonsense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
Hattie has all the affection you’d expect from a grandmother, but her presence brings a singular comfort to “Nickel Boys,” like a soft blanket being draped across a burlap bed.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
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
“What’s in there?” he asked, pointing at the burlap bag.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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
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 Marlowe, Amy Bell
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 Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
That is, he watched one of the corded and burlapped chests.
From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Marlowe, Amy Bell
