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

Derived Forms

• wire-cloth
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of wire cloth

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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 centrifugal force developed drives the liquid molasses through the meshes of the wire cloth, and out against the husk, from which it flows off into a tank.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 by Various

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 Tappan, Eva March

If there is in the melada the "false grain" already mentioned, it passes into the meshes of the wire cloth, and prevents the passage of the molasses.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 by Various