CHEESECLOTH

cheesecloth

(noun) a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cheesecloth (countable and uncountable, plural cheesecloths)

A loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used to wrap cheese, but now used for various culinary tasks and by farmers to shade crops and keep birds off.

Source: Wiktionary



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