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

In the summer time special precautions must be taken against flies, all receptacles for food which are minus well-fitting lids being covered with wire-gauze covers or clean butter muslin.

From The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine by Daniel, Charles William

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)

Filter off the whey through 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)

Mollie and Phyllis had invested their capital with skill, and showed an assortment of white and coloured crinkled papers, cheap remnants of sateen, lengths of gay butter muslin, and yards of ribbon.

From A Patriotic Schoolgirl by Salmon, Balliol