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Burlap vs Nylon - What's the difference?

burlap | nylon |

As a noun burlap

is (us) a very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax or hemp, and used to make sacks etc.

burlap

English

(wikipedia burlap)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax or hemp, and used to make sacks etc.

    • Synonyms

    * (UK) hessian

    See also

    * sackcloth

    nylon

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia nylon)
  • Originally, the (DuPont) company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
  • (plurale tantum) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
    • They left the strip club when they discovered the ladies only stripped down to their nylons .

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