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hopsacking

hopsacking

9.6
A rough, loosely woven cloth often used for suits and furniture
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • She admired the natural color and rustic feel of the hopsacking used in the upholstery.

Examples

  • Designers often choose hopsacking for lightweight summer suits because of its breathability.

  • The jacket was tailored from a durable hopsacking for a classic, textured look.

  • The chair was covered in hopsacking.

  • I love the texture of hopsacking for my new sofa.

  • Designers often choose hopsacking for lightweight summer suits because of its breathability.

  • She admired the natural color and rustic feel of the hopsacking used in the upholstery.

  • The jacket was tailored from a durable hopsacking for a classic, textured look.

Synonyms

bagging
vshopsacking
  • Archaic
3 7.2

A rough cloth made from jute used to make sacks

is a looser woven cotton or linen fabric used for clothing and upholstery
sacking
vshopsacking
  • Archaic
1 6.0

A rough heavy cloth used for making bags for potatoes

is lighter and more loosely woven for clothing and upholstery
hopsack
vshopsacking
  • Specialized
8.0

A loosely woven rough cloth made from cotton or linen used for jackets and suits

is the same fabric but expressed in a different word form
packcloth
vshopsacking
  • Archaic
6.7

A strong rough cloth used for making bags or tents

is more open weave and used mainly for clothing and upholstery

Surface Forms

hopsacking singular
hopsackings plural

Morphology

hopsacking = hopsack (semi-transparent) = hop + sack + ing

The base word 'hopsack' is recognizable, but adding '-ing' yields a specialized fabric name rather than a fully predictable new meaning.

Etymology

Hopsacking comes from hop + sack, meaning 'bag' for hops, the plant used in beer. The fabric's loose, rough weave looks like those sacks, so the name now means a textured cloth used in clothing and upholstery.