hopsack
/ (ˈhɒpˌsæk) /
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noun
a roughly woven fabric of wool, cotton, etc, used for clothing
Also called: hopsacking a coarse fabric used for bags, etc, made generally of hemp or jute
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How to use hopsack in a sentence
Weave B is known as the hopsack, and probably owes its name to being originally used for the making of bags for hops.