Burlap

Morpheme

Burlap

Type

free base

Denotation

strong coarse cloth made from jute, flax, or hemp

Etymology

1695 bore-lap, borelapp; of unknown origin; possibly from burel +‎ lap, from Middle English burel, borel

Evidence

burlap, burlapped, burlapping, burlappy, burlaps

See Also

Burel, Lap(e) [Lape, Lap]