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

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wire cloth

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

An endless and very fine wire cloth, which is continually moving at the same rate of speed as the rest of the paper machine, takes the stock after it has been screened.

From The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing by Hitchcock, Frederick H.

Among the manufactures are condensed milk, boxes, wire screens and wire cloth, lawn mowers, gas engines, cement, agricultural implements, shoes and wagons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

The narrow one needs a block one-half inch square, nailed on each end; on the edge, a strip of wire cloth is then nailed on, making the whole width just two inches.

From Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained by Quinby, M. (Moses)