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burlap (n.)
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.2)).
