Meaning & use
Hopsacking
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A coarse, loosely woven fabric, originally used for sacking hops, now also used in tailoring for jackets and suits; a variant of 'hopsack.'
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The tailor recommended a jacket in hopsacking for a breathable summer suit.
Hopsacking gives the blazer a distinctively textured, casual look.
A note on using this word
The fabric takes its name from the coarse sacks once used to store hops in brewing, though today it's prized in tailoring for its breathable texture.
Words with a similar meaning
hopsackcoarse tweed
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