hopsack

hopsack
a) A hemp sack used for holding hops
b) A coarse, loosely-woven clothing fabric

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  • hopsack — also hopsacking noun Etymology: Middle English hopsak sack for hops, from hoppe hop + sak sack Date: 1888 a rough surfaced loosely woven clothing fabric …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hopsack — rough surfaced loose fabric Fabric and Cloth …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • hopsack — noun 1》 a coarse clothing fabric of a loose weave. 2》 a coarse hemp sack for hops …   English new terms dictionary

  • hopsack — /ˈhɒpsæk / (say hopsak) noun 1. a coarse, jute sacking material. 2. a fabric with coarse surface, used to make clothing. Also, hopsacking. {hop2 + sack1} …  

  • hopsack — noun a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing • Syn: ↑hopsacking • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑material, ↑textile …   Useful english dictionary

  • hopsacking — noun a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing • Syn: ↑hopsack • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑material, ↑textile * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

  • hopsacking — n. a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen, used in clothing. Syn: hopsack. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hopsacking — noun see hopsack …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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