CHEESECLOTH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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