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

They were of thin butter muslin, made extremely full from the neck, and with a thin piece of bamboo stitched down the length of the skirt under each arm.

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

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She wore a peruke like all the Wigs, and an infinite number of skirts made of butter muslin.

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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 and filter through Swedish filter paper into a graduated cylinder.

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