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
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
I kept a close eye on that burlap sack.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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
The dining-room was unfurnished; though the table and chairs were in it, they were still burlapped, and the barrels of dishes were not yet unpacked.
From Two Little Women by Carolyn Wells
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
