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

Wintertime, I wore a balmoral petticoat, osnaburg drawers, and er-r-r.

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

Every wagon should be furnished with substantial bows and double osnaburg covers, to protect its contents from the sun and weather.

From The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions by Marcy, Randolph Barnes

He kindly received me, and in a few days Madam made me an osnaburg shirt and French cap and a coat out of one of my master’s old coats.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

I was whut dey called a shirt-tail fellow, had long shirt dresses of osnaburg dyed with red mud an' cinnamon bark.

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

Us chilluns wo' a one-piece suit made outen osnaburg, an' us would hab to take dat off at night, wash it an' put it back on de nex' day.

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