osnaburg

American  

[oz-nuh-burg] / ˈɒz nəˌbɜrg /

noun

1. a heavy, coarse cotton in a plain weave, for grain sacks and sportswear and also finished into cretonne.

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osnaburg British  

/ ˈɒznəˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a coarse plain-woven cotton used for sacks, furnishings, etc

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Etymology

Origin of osnaburg

1535–45; irregular after Osnabrück ( def. ), known for its linen

Example Sentences

We had checked homespun clothes foh eve'yday, and purty calico and dyed osnaburg ones foh Sunday.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

She left the room, returning almost immediately with two flowered frocks of osnaburg, and two enormous kerchiefs of the same stuff.

From Peggy Owen at Yorktown by Madison, Lucy Foster

His costume was simplicity itself consisting of an old straw hat, and a piece of coarse "osnaburg" tied around the waist!

From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne

Our osnaburg mattress ticks were filled with straw.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

These summer shirts were made of thin osnaburg.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration