butter muslin

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. cheesecloth.

butter muslin

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of butter muslin¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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 into a clean flask.

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Filter off the whey through butter muslin into a sterile flask.

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

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

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