cheesecloth

English

noun

Definitions

A loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used to wrap cheese, but now used for various culinary tasks and by farmers to shade crops and keep birds off.

Etymology

Compound from English cheese (smegma) + English cloth.

Origin

English

cloth

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Cheesefare English
Cheswick English
Chiswick English
Eurocheese English
Greencloth English
Keswick English
backcloth English
barkcloth English
barmcloth English
breechcloth English
broadcloth English
cerecloth English
charcloth English
cheesable English
cheese English
cheese slaw English
cheese up English
cheeseball English
cheeseboard English
cheesebox English
cheesecake English
cheesedick English
cheesefest English
cheesehamburger English
cheesehead English
cheeselep English
cheeseless English
cheeselet English
cheeselicious English
cheeselike English
cheesemaker English
cheesemaking English
cheeseman English
cheesemeister English
cheesemonger English
cheesepare English
cheeser English
cheesery English
cheesesteak English
cheesetastic English
cheesevat English
cheeseware English
cheeseweed English
cheesewood English
cheesology English
cheesy English
cloth English
clothback English
clothbound English
clothes English
clothier English
clothify English
clothless English
clothlike English
clothmaker English
clothmaking English
clothwork English
clothworker English
clothy English
clothyard English
crumbcloth English
dickcheese English
dishcloth English
doublecloth English
drabcloth English
dropcloth English
dustcloth English
facecloth English
floorcloth English
footcloth English
forecloth English
grasscloth English
haircloth English
handcloth English
headcloth English
hearsecloth English
hindcloth English
horsecloth English
housecloth English
leathercloth English
loincloth English
microcloth English
monkscloth English
mudcloth English
neckcloth English
nettlecloth English
nipcheese English
noncheese English
oilcloth English
packcloth English
pickcheese English
pincloth English
sackcloth English
saddlecloth English
sailcloth English
silvercloth English
skycloth English
soycheese English
tablecloth English
tea cloth English
teacloth English
topcloth English
traycloth English
waistcloth English
washcloth English
klot Swedish
チーズ Japanese
chese Middle English
cloth Middle English
sís Icelandic
ชีส Thai
吉士 Chinese
芝士 Chinese
起司 Chinese
起士 Chinese
치즈 Korean
ushizi Zulu
jiij Marshallese
itshizi Xhosa
sis Tok Pisin
chizi Shona
sisi Samoan
chiz Abenaki
cihs Mohegan-Pequot