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Cheese Cloth
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
The name given to cloth, usually made from flax or tow yarns, of an open character, resembling a fine riddle or sieve, used for wrapping cheese. A finer quality and texture is made for women's gowns. A similar cloth is used for inside linings in the upholstery trade, and for the ground of embroidery.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cheese Cloth'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/cheese-cloth.html. 1910.