Plural of burlap; coarse, woven fabrics made from jute or hemp fibers, commonly used for sacks and bags.
Burlap likely comes from Flemish boerka (coarse fabric) or Dutch boer + lap (cloth), combined with older English usage.
Burlap became the defining fabric of global trade—millions of sacks carried coffee, sugar, and grain across oceans, making it more commercially important than silk.
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