CHEESECLOTH


Meaning of CHEESECLOTH in English

/cheez"klawth', -kloth'/ , n.

a lightweight cotton fabric of open texture.

Also called, esp. Brit., butter muslin .

[ 1650-60; so called because first used to wrap cheese ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .