Jute vs. Burlap

Jutenoun

The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plant, Corchorus olitorius, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.

Jutenoun

The plants from which this fibre is obtained.

Jutenoun

The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and Corchorus capsularis; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc.

Jutenoun

a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks

Jutenoun

a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons

Jutenoun

a member of a Germanic people that (according to Bede) joined the Angles and Saxons in invading Britain in the 5th century, settling in a region including Kent and the Isle of Wight. They may have come from Jutland.

Jute

Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus Corchorus, which is in the mallow family Malvaceae.

Burlapnoun

(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks etc.

Burlapnoun

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

Burlapnoun

coarse jute fabric

Burlapnoun

coarse canvas woven from jute, hemp, or a similar fibre, used especially for sacking

Burlapnoun

lighter material of a kind similar to burlap, used in dressmaking and furnishing