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

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butter muslin

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Filter through coarse butter muslin into a sterile flask.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

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

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

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

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

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

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)