Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

floursack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flour-sack
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sack for flour.

noun

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

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

Etymology

From flour + sack.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: flour
Suffix: sack

Inflected Forms

floursacks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

feedsack

Synonyms

mealbag meal-poke hessian burlap

Questions

What does floursack mean?: A sack for flour.
Where does floursack come from?: From flour + sack.

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