cheesecloth

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cheesecloth

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From cheese + cloth.

noun cheesecloths

  1. countable, uncountable 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.

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noun loosely woven cotton gauze

Españolestameña
Portuguêsmorim
Françaisétamine à fromage
DeutschSeihtuch, Käsetuch, Koliertuch, Mulltuch, Passiertuch
Italianostamigna
Ελληνικάτουλουπάνι touloupáni
Русскийма́рля márlja

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@misc{cheesecloth_2026,
  title = {cheesecloth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheesecloth},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}