wire cloth

American  

noun

1. a material of wires of moderate fineness, used for making strainers, manufacturing paper, etc.

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wire cloth British  

noun

1. a mesh or netting woven from fine wire, used in window screens, strainers, etc

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Other Word Forms

• wire-cloth
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of wire cloth

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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wire cloth

The 6-inch-tall Rudolph and 11-inch-tall Santa were made in Tokyo of wood, wire, cloth and leather, and are still malleable.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2020

They’re made of wood, wire, cloth and leather.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2020

To prevent this hole filling up, the end in the tube was covered over with wire cloth, made a little convex.

From Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained by M. (Moses) Quinby

It is made of wire cloth, the meshes of which are too fine to admit a bee, and yet coarse enough to allow a free circulation of air, and to permit distinct sight.

From Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual by L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine) Langstroth

For the third, or "wove" paper, the dandy is covered with plain woven wire like that of the wire cloth; so there are no markings at all.

From Makers of Many Things by Eva March Tappan