cheesecloth
- n a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses
- The wheel is wrapped in cheesecloth and sealed with melted lard or some sort of oil.
- The son of a practical playwright of fame and success, he has made himself into a worshipper of closet drama, of dancing figures in cheesecloth, of symbolism and of dialect.
- Last week the Los Angeles school board was in a noteworthy dither of excitement over a mural which could be seen by anyone who cared to peek under a cheesecloth curtain in the .