cheesecloth

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cheese·cloth (ch

klôth

, -kl

)

A coarse, loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used for wrapping cheese.

cheesecloth [ˈtʃiːzˌklɒθ]

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a loosely woven cotton cloth formerly used only for wrapping cheese

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Noun

cheesecloth - a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses

netting, veiling, gauze - a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

Translations

cheesecloth [ˈtʃiːzklɒθ] N → estopilla f

cheesecloth [ˈtʃiːzˌklɒθ] n → tela indiana, garza

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