wire cloth

noun

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

Origin of wire cloth

First recorded in 1790–1800

Related formswire-cloth, adjective

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Examples from the Web for wire cloth

Historical Examples of wire cloth

Windows should be fitted closely, and covered with wire-cloth on the outside, so as to exclude all flies.
Soil Culture
J. H. Walden
On the side of the boxes where the water escapes should be wire-cloth, so fine as not to allow the eggs to pass through.
Soil Culture
J. H. Walden
In warm weather the cover should be taken off; in its place should be put the super over which wire-cloth has been tacked.
The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work
Mary Rogers Miller
A wire-cloth screen just above the outlet tube prevents the fish escaping.
New England Salmon Hatcheries and Salmon Fisheries in the Late 19th Century
Various

British Dictionary definitions for wire cloth

wire cloth

noun

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

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