wire gauze

American  

noun

1. a gauzelike fabric woven of very fine wires.

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wire gauze British  

noun

1. a stiff meshed fabric woven of fine wires

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Etymology

Origin of wire gauze

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Wire gauze cylinders are handy as affording plenty of air to delicate larvae.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Browne, Montagu

Wire gauze, canvas, and asbestos cloth resist a few centimeters of water.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various

Wire gauze, made of wire the thickness of 22 iron wire gauge, 20 wires to the linear inch, and tinned after weaving, has an area in the holes of ¼ its surface.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884 by Various