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osnaburg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-naburg
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plain, coarse textile fabric made from flax, tow or jute yarns.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

adj

Designating or made from this fabric.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Osnaburg, the former English name of the German city of Osnabrück (from which it may have been first imported into English-speaking countries).

Usage

Inflected Forms

osnaburgs (plural) more osnaburg (comparative) most osnaburg (superlative)

Questions

What does osnaburg mean?
A plain, coarse textile fabric made from flax, tow or jute yarns.
Where does osnaburg come from?
From Osnaburg, the former English name of the German city of Osnabrück (from which it may have been first imported into English-speaking countries).

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