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cheesecloth

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Material & textiles
cheese·cloth /ˈtʃiːzklɒθ $ -klɒːθ/ noun [uncountable]  TIMthin cotton cloth used for putting around some kinds of cheeses, and sometimes for making clothes 薄纱棉布〔一种薄棉布,可包干酪,也可制衣〕
Examples from the Corpus
cheeseclothThe window spaces were covered with greasy cheesecloth.Gyggle's hideous cheesecloth shirt, the buttons pulled apart to the sternum, revealing still more tight ginger curlicues.The burnt cork was there and a small dish of water and a piece of cheesecloth.Have ready a colander standing in a deep bowl, and lined with the dampened muslin or cheesecloth.Smaller Artemia obtained by sifting the shrimp through cheesecloth or bolting cloth are satisfactory.
cheese·cloth nounChineseSyllable
kinds putting used thin some Corpus cotton around for cloth


cheesecloth
cheesecloth /ˈtʃiːzklɒθ $ -klɒːθ/ noun [uncountable]
thin cotton cloth used for putting around some kinds of cheeses, and sometimes for making clothes


cheese·clothBrE /ˈtʃiːzklɒθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃiːzklɔːθ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a type of loose cotton cloth used especially for making shirts (尤指制衬衣用的)薄纱棉布