Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a plain-woven, coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or the like; gunny.
- a lightweight fabric made in imitation of this.
verb (used with object), bur·lapped, bur·lap·ping.
- to wrap with burlap: to burlap and tie a newly dug tree.
noun
- a coarse fabric woven from jute, hemp, or the like
1690s, probably from Middle English borel “coarse cloth,” from Old French burel (see bureau); or Dutch boeren “coarse,” perhaps confused with boer “peasant.” The second element, -lap, meant “piece of cloth” (see lap (n.)).