Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butter muslin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: but-ter -muslin
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cotton fabric similar to cheesecloth but with a tighter weave, used for draining and wrapping butter and cheeses.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1916, Dairy Produce, Volume 23, Issue 1, Chicago Produce Company, https://books.google.ca/books?id=EkM6AQAAMAAJ&q=%22butter+muslin%22&dq=%22butter+muslin%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOhOCX18HNAhVJ7WMKHe0NAdAQ6AEIqQMwSA Always strain the cream into the churn through a fine piece of butter muslin, and never fill it more than one-third full; otherwise there will not be sufficient agitation when the cream is churned."
"They had a way of treating certain wounds which I suppose was in accordance with the latest medical practice, but which was peculiarly horrible to look at. This was to leave the wound completely open and unbandaged, but protected from flies by a net of butter-muslin, stretched over wires."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

butter muslins (plural) butter-muslin (alternative)

Questions

What does butter muslin mean?: A cotton fabric similar to cheesecloth but with a tighter weave, used for draining and wrapping butter and cheeses.

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