hop-sackingn.
a. The material of which hop-sacks are made, a coarse fabric composed of hemp and jute.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > other
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > coarse or rough > with rough surface
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1884 Girl's Own Paper Feb. 211/1 I give the preference [as curtain material] to unbleached linen and hop sacking.
b. Applied to a woollen dress-fabric made with a roughened surface.
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1893 Daily News 17 July 6/3 A gown of hop-sacking, shot mauve and grey.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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