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Definition of Cheesecloth
1. Noun. A coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses.
Definition of Cheesecloth
1. Noun. A loosely woven cotton gauze. Originally used to wrap cheese but now used for many tasks including in cooking used to strain liquids or make sachets and by farmers to shade crops and keep birds off. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cheesecloth
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheesecloth
Literary usage of Cheesecloth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public School Methods (1921)
"cheesecloth. As a part of their nature study work the children should be ...
Small pieces of cheesecloth hemmed by the children and kept clean will be ..."
2. Gardening (1904)
"7 a. m 58.8° 24 enclosure to prevent the cheesecloth from flapping and tearing.
... The cost of making cheesecloth enclosure 62 feet long by 16 feet wide, ..."
3. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People by Constance D'Arcy Mackay (1912)
"Over this dress may be worn a deep girdle of cheesecloth of a solid color.
Then looped-up paniers of cheesecloth of the same color at each side. ..."
4. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1919)
"HL WALLAU, Cleveland: In Cleveland we have been using a cement covering on
cheesecloth in preference to the metal lath. This method reduces the amount of ..."
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