hessian
noun/ˈhesiən/
/ˈheʃn/
(especially British English) (North American English usually burlap)
[uncountable]- a type of strong rough brown cloth, used especially for making sacksWord Originlate 19th cent.: from Hesse, a state of Western Germany + -ian.
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