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butter muslin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • 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.

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