Sackleinen

English translation: coarse linen

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German term or phrase:	Sackleinen
English translation:	coarse linen
Entered by:	Susan Geiblinger

09:25 May 23, 2003

German to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Textiles

German term or phrase: Sackleinen

Im Trendprogramm gibt es sportives Sackleinen und Oberteile....
I am not happy with sackcloth, it sounds like penance and the translation I am proof reading has pocket linen which I have never heard of, sounds like a literal translation. Please correct me if I am wrong or post the correct term.

Susan Geiblinger KudoZ activity Questions: 283 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 249 Austria
Local time: 23:22

coarse linen

Explanation:
might be an option.

Leo gives 'hessian' but I shouldn't think this is used for clothes.

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Leo also has BURLAP which I\'ve never heard of.

Burlap - originally finer but now a coarse linen, like canvas. Butcher\'s - a coarse linen, often homespun - used for butcher\'s aprons and coats. ...
www.pipcom.com/~tempus/sewing/linen.html

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A woman of the more common class wore a plain chemise of coarse linen under a pair of stays and a jacket. Made of wool or cotton. ...
collections.ic.gc.ca/louisbourg/womcloth.html

Hemp produced coarser materials eg sackcloth, bed ticks, canvasses. The waste fibres are known as tow and can be carded & spun for coarse linen items. ...
www.waters.demon.co.uk/lflinen.htm

hope it helps

Selected response from:

Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:22

Grading comment

Great. Coarse linen says it all without one thinking that modern clothes are really made of hessian
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Summary of answers provided

3 +2

coarse linen

Nicole Tata

3 +2

sackcloth

Felix Hornig

Sackcloth

Asif Anwar

Jute, Hemp or Hessian

Robert Bennett

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

coarse linen

Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:22
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 32

Grading comment

Great. Coarse linen says it all without one thinking that modern clothes are really made of hessian

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

sackcloth

Explanation:
I also found "sacking" as a translation, but I think it sounds even worse than "sackcloth"... So why not "sackcloth"? "Sackleinen" in German doesn't sound exactly nice, either...

Felix Hornig
Germany
Local time: 23:22
Native speaker of: German

2 days 11 hrs confidence:

Jute, Hemp or Hessian

Explanation:
That's all common sack cloth

Robert Bennett
Local time: 23:22
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

1301 days confidence:

Sackcloth

Explanation:
I work for a Jute Exporting company, which regularly exports Sackcloth globally. I have been assigned to find the keywords related to our products. In German, we chose the word "Sackleinen" for the Keyword equivalent of "Burlap" (Hessian/Gunny) or "Sackcloth".

"Burlap" (In USA) or "Hessian" (In UK) or Gunny (in Europe) can be of various types, starting from soft to coarse. The type of Burlap or Hessian or Gunny used for making sacks is called “Sackcloth”. This type is already coarse enough. So, I don't think "Coarse Linen" is an appropriate word. i.e. Adding "Coarse" is unnecessary.

Moreover, during the late 19th century, when Dundee Textile Industry was manufacturing 100% Linen from Flax Fiber before adopting Jute, they used to manufacture coarse fabrics (that was usually sackcloth) out of linen. i.e. the soft Linen we see today is not 100% Linen, whereas such 100% Linen is a coarse fabric. That’s why probably the word “Sackleinen” came into being. Hence, again I believe adding "Coarse" is unnecessary.

Again, the word “Sackcloth and Ashes” is mentioned in the Holy Bible. In the German Version of the Holly Bible, it has been translated as “Sackleinen und Asche”. Well, I think Bible translators are better translators than us. That’s why I would trust the authority.

One problem though, in my research, I could not find any single popular keyword that can represent the English words “Burlap” or “Hessian” in German. In the same category Sackleinen is the most popular keyword in German.

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So, my suggestion would be like this:

Translation of Sackleinen (German)

In US English = Burlap
In UK & Commonwealth English = Hessian
In Other English Speaking Countries = Gunny

In Globally accepted English = Sackcloth
(Because, “Sackcloth” is used by almost all the English speaking communities)

Example sentence(s):

Sackleinen und Asche
Sackcloth and Ashes

Reference: http://exporter-of-jute-products.blogspot.com
Reference: http://www.tradezone.com/tradesites/jutevonbangladesch.html

Asif Anwar
Bangladesh
Local time: 03:22
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bengali

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