cheesecloth
/ˈtʃiːzklɒθ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃiːzklɔːθ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchēz-ˌklȯth/ (ame, mw)
cheesecloth — noun
1. a soft, very thin cotton fabric with an open, loose weave, often used in the kit
a soft, very thin cotton fabric with an open, loose weave, often used in the kitchen to strain liquids or wrap soft foods, and sometimes to make light shirts or curtains.
Noa lined the metal sieve with cheesecloth before pouring the warm yoghurt mixture through it.
collocation: line [sieve] with cheesecloth
Imran wrapped the homemade cheese in a square of cheesecloth to drain.
pattern: wrap [food] in cheesecloth
For the summer market, Iris sewed two long curtains out of cream-coloured cheesecloth.
A small piece of cheesecloth is useful for straining herbs out of cooking oil.
Henrik tied fresh thyme inside a small bag of cheesecloth and dropped it into the soup.
- muslin
very close synonym; 'muslin' is more common in British English for the same kitchen cloth.
- gauze
wider open weave; in cooking 'gauze' usually refers to medical bandage cloth, not food-grade fabric.
- butter muslin
British cooking term for a fine grade of cheesecloth used to wrap butter or cheese.
文法句型
a piece of cheesecloth
wrap in cheesecloth
line a sieve with cheesecloth
用法筆記
Uncountable in normal use; talk about quantity with 'a piece of cheesecloth' or 'a square of cheesecloth'. The plural 'cheesecloths' is rare.