butter muslin

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. cheesecloth.

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butter muslin British  

noun

1. a fine loosely woven cotton material originally used for wrapping butter

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Etymology

Origin of butter muslin

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

They were of thin butter muslin, made extremely full from the neck, and with a thin piece of bamboo stitched down the length of the skirt under each arm.

From Project Gutenberg

As each bird bites the dust, he wraps it carefully in many folds of "the best butter muslin."

From Time Magazine Archive

She wore a peruke like all the Wigs, and an infinite number of skirts made of butter muslin.

From Project Gutenberg

Strain through butter muslin into a clean flask and heat in the steamer for thirty minutes.

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Strain the mixture through butter muslin and filter through Swedish filter paper into a graduated cylinder.

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