wire cloth
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- wire-cloth adjective
Etymology
Origin of wire cloth
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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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
The sugar, being solid, is retained by the wire cloth.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 by Various
By using this wire cloth 2 feet wide, 18 inches is sunk under the ground surface, and only 6 inches protrudes above.
From Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Weschcke, Carl
On the side of the board intended for the front, two inches from the edge of the wire cloth, a passage is cut for the bees, three-eights of an inch wide, by eleven in length.
From Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained by Quinby, M. (Moses)
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