What's the difference between burlap and gunny?

Burlap


Definition:

  • (n.) A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging; also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Fungus soiling of burlap was not clearly diminished by prescribed applications of Impregon solution 3 mo previously.
  • (2) Observing this is like watching a cat try to escape a burlap sack.
  • (3) They were Italian-Americans who collected our trash in large burlap sacks that they’d throw over their shoulders before going back down the 30 or so stairs to their truck.
  • (4) It's just an hour, and even my fashion-snob self could cope with wearing a burlap sack for an hour.
  • (5) You will find a pack of coppers backed by the staff of GQ on your front stoop with a giant burlap sack, ready to confiscate all your denim items.
  • (6) To assess its effects, this agent was used as a laundry and paint additive and as a treatment for burlap rug backing; after recommended applications of Impregon, coded replicate materials were inoculated with mixed suspensions of fungus particles.
  • (7) One self-styled prophet wore burlap cloth and clutched an enormous book he had labelled in homemade block letters: HOLY BIBLE.

Gunny


Definition:

  • () Alt. of Gunny cloth

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