Sentence examples for cheesecloth from inspiring English sources

But it is likely to be a long time, if ever, before VW attains the popularity enjoyed by its ungainly little Beetle back in the era of cheesecloth.

In those pioneering days before air conditioning, Mr Pancholia recalls, you had to buy murky well water for a rupee per tin, and filter it with cheesecloth.

Growing valuable plants under fine cheesecloth or wire screening that excludes insect vectors also is done.

The classic bouquet garni consists of sprigs of parsley and thyme and a bay leaf, tied together if fresh or wrapped in cheesecloth if dried.

That year Hesse also began making stand-alone sculptures and incorporating materials like cheesecloth, fibreglass, and latex, which she bought in liquid form.

In the most beautiful display here, there are a dozen small pieces made of papier-mâché and stiffened cheesecloth.

Usually a carefully folded starched cheesecloth (tarlatan) is used.

The surface is then wiped down and buffed with cheesecloth to a smooth, even layer.

Similar fabrics include cheesecloth, made of cotton, originally used as a wrapping for pressed cheese and now used in bookbinding, as reinforcing in paper where high strength is desired, and for dustcloths and the like; bunting, made of cotton or wool, dyed and used for flags and decorations; scrim, made of cotton and used for curtains; and tobacco cloth, used as shade covering for tobacco plants.

The main differences between them are in the finishing (for example, cheesecloth that is bleached and stiffened may be called scrim) and in the quality of the fibre (tobacco cloth is commonly made of low-grade yarns).

He wore his bloodstained shirt, soaked with the smell of dog, perforated to cheesecloth with innumerable bites and tears.