HESSIAN


Meaning of HESSIAN in English

/ ˈhesiən; NAmE ˈheʃn/ ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually bur·lap ) noun

[ U ] a type of strong rough brown cloth, used especially for making sacks

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Hesse , a state of Western Germany + -ian .

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