cheesecloth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From cheese + cloth.
Meanings
- (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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheesecloths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (29)
da ostelærred (loosely woven cotton gauze) · nl kaasdoek (loosely woven cotton gauze) · bg цедило (loosely woven cotton gauze) · sv ostduk (loosely woven cotton gauze) · bg тензу́х (loosely woven cotton gauze) · bg цедилка (loosely woven cotton gauze) · el τουλουπάνι (loosely woven cotton gauze) · et marli (loosely woven cotton gauze) · es estameña (loosely woven cotton gauze) · sq napëlungë (loosely woven cotton gauze) · hu géz (loosely woven cotton gauze) · cs fáčovina (loosely woven cotton gauze) · cs plátýnko (loosely woven cotton gauze) · fi juustoharso (loosely woven cotton gauze) · de Seihtuch (loosely woven cotton gauze) · de Passiertuch (loosely woven cotton gauze) · ota دلبند (loosely woven cotton gauze) · de Mulltuch (loosely woven cotton gauze) · cy lliain caws (loosely woven cotton gauze) · fi juustokangas (loosely woven cotton gauze) · de Käsetuch (loosely woven cotton gauze) · sq mësallë djathi (loosely woven cotton gauze) · pl etamina (loosely woven cotton gauze) · pt morim (loosely woven cotton gauze) · de Koliertuch (loosely woven cotton gauze) · fr étamine à fromage (loosely woven cotton gauze) · ru ма́рля (loosely woven cotton gauze) · tr tülbent (loosely woven cotton gauze) · it stamigna (loosely woven cotton gauze)