burlap, gunny
(noun) coarse jute fabric
Source: WordNet® 3.1
burlap (countable and uncountable, plural burlaps)
(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
• (UK) hessian
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"lap, n.
Definition: A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc. [Written also burlaps.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldÃa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolÃvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
