burlap的词源

英文词源

burlap (n.)

1690s, probably from Middle English borel "coarse cloth," from Old French burel (see bureau); or Dutch boeren "coarse," perhaps confused with boer "peasant." The second element, -lap, meant "piece of cloth" (see lap (n.)).

中文词源

burlap：粗麻布

bur, 芒刺，形容粗糙。lap, 膝，一块布。

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