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

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)