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bag·ging

(băg′ĭng)

Material used for making bags.

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bagging

(ˈbæɡɪŋ)

(Textiles) coarse woven cloth; sacking

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bag•ging

(ˈbæg ɪŋ)

n.

woven material for bags.

[1725–35]

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Noun

bagging - coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

sacking

burlap, gunny - coarse jute fabric

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

jute - a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks

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bagging

n (material) → Sack- or Packleinen nt

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