cheese cloth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheez klawth, kloth]
- /tʃiz klɔθ, klɒθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheez klawth, kloth]
- /tʃiz klɔθ, klɒθ/

Definition of cheese cloth words

noun cheese cloth a lightweight cotton fabric of open texture. 1

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Origin of cheese cloth

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60; so called because first used to wrap cheese

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Parts of speech for Cheese cloth

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cheese cloth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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