hessian
A strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, often used for making sacksA strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, often used for making sacks.
» I'm German by passport, Hessian by birth and a Frankfurter by God's grace.
Ich bin Deutscher laut Pass, Hesse von Geburt und Frankfurter von Gottes Gnaden. — BraveSentry
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1 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)A strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, often used for making sacks.
- (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
Examples
3 sentencesI'm German by passport, Hessian by birth and a Frankfurter by God's grace.
deIch bin Deutscher laut Pass, Hesse von Geburt und Frankfurter von Gottes Gnaden. — BraveSentry
Yet, after marching to Trenton, Washington's troops do surprise the Hessian mercenaries who are in position there.
Tom speaks Hessian.
deTom spricht Hessisch. — felix63
Origin
See Hessian. Attributed to the historic use of the fabric as part of the uniform of soldieSee Hessian. Attributed to the historic use of the fabric as part of the uniform of soldiers from the former Landgraviate of Hesse and its successors, who were called Hessians.
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Forms
plural: hessiansSynonyms
5 synonyms- (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot:Hessian bootjackbootWellingtonWellington boot
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.