1. plural of cheesecloth; loosely woven cotton fabrics used for straining liquids or wrapping food

Examples

• The chef used several cheesecloths to strain the homemade broth.
• We wrapped the herbs in cheesecloths before adding them to the soup.
• The kitchen supply store sells cheesecloths in different grades of fineness.
• She lined the colander with cheesecloths to make Greek yogurt.
• The cheesecloths were washed and reused for making jellies.
• Multiple cheesecloths were needed to filter all the cooking oil.