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burlap

noun as in fabric

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Mid-bite, a young man, who had a burlap sack laden with mangoes, responded, “Well, Miss, you not eating them fast enough, and if I don’t eat them, they go to waste!”

He had been wrapped initially in burlap and buried in a wooden box.

The wire or ties at the top of the burlap ball must be cut away after planting.

Celebrities such as Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nick Jonas, Martha Stewart and Pierce Brosnan have supported Feed, best known for its canvas, cotton and burlap bags.

What to do with coffee sacksCoffee sacks are a great source of burlap, which you can use for pretty much anything you can imagine.

The path is lit by a long row of candles, shielded from the wind by small burlap sacks.

We will live frugally and eat low-glycemic carbs and carry our groceries in recycled-burlap totes.

The burlap can be purchased cheaply, and the best color to use is either green, red or brown.

To prevent the burlap from unraveling, turn the edges under before tacking them down.

This stopper sometimes is of tile, sometimes a plug of paper or burlap.

For out of the hole the dog was dragging a small burlap sack which plainly contained some heavy article in its folds!

The cots were still covered with burlap, and the little foot rugs were rolled in a bundle with some of Cleos precious cretonnes.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to burlap, such as: bag, cloth, gunny, sacking, and wrapping.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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