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hopsack

hopsack

8.0
A loosely woven rough cloth made from cotton or linen used for jackets and suits
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑːpˌsæk/
  • Specialized
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Examples

  • - Hopsack.

    Club Paradise (1986)

  • The designer chose a light hopsack fabric for the summer collection, ensuring comfort and breathability.

  • She wore a sturdy hopsack jacket that kept her warm on the chilly autumn day.

  • The couch was upholstered in a colorful hopsack, giving the living room a rustic charm.

Synonyms

linsey-woolsey
vshopsack
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A rough, strong cloth made from linen and wool for clothes and blankets

is made without wool, using cotton or linen instead
linsey
vshopsack
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A rough cloth made from linen and wool used for making clothes

is made without wool, using cotton or linen for clothing and upholstery
hopsacking
vshopsack
  • Specialized
9.6

A rough, loosely woven cloth often used for suits and furniture

is the identical fabric but in an alternative word form

Surface Forms

hopsack singular
hopsacks plural

Morphology

hopsack = hop + sack (opaque) = hop + sack

Although historically a compound of 'hop' + 'sack', the modern sense 'a loosely woven fabric' is a specialized meaning that cannot be reliably derived by an average learner from the parts.

Etymology

The word hopsack comes from the two parts hops and sack, where 'sack' means 'bag' and hops are the flowers used in beer. The fabric has a loose, rough weave like the coarse bags once used for hops, so the cloth is called hopsack.