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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

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

He lingered to watch the opening of the drawstring burlap sack resting inside the box.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2023

Three or four rosebushes with their roots tied in burlap were propped against the fence.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

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

She bowled Sarah smoothly back to the burlapped studio in time for the eleven-twenty pupil.

From Jane Journeys On by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

There's an awful big picture," Trudy was saying; "it's all burlapped up, so you can't tell what it is.

From Two Little Women by Carolyn Wells



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