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CHEESECLOTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cheesecloth mean?
• CHEESECLOTH (noun)
The noun CHEESECLOTH has 1 sense:
1. a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses
Familiarity information: CHEESECLOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cheesecloth" is a kind of...):
gauze; netting; veiling (a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave)
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