ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Floursack

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Floursack is a noun meaning A sack for flour.

Meaning

A sack for flour.

More Meanings

  1. Sackcloth. (In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, floursack cloth was often reused for making clothing, quilts, or rags, and this tradition continues to some extent today.)

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: hessian, burlap
She brought us her quilting scraps in an old floursack, ready to be used in our crafting project.
Let's be honest: the outfit hardly matters — you could put her in a dress made of floursack and she'd still look fabulous.

Word Forms

Synonyms for floursack

Depending on context, synonyms include mealbag, hessian, burlap.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sackful, cornsack, sack, feedsack, sacque, bread-bag.

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