Cheese Cloth

a thin, slazy muslin used by dairymen for covering cheeses. It is on the market in varied qualities as regards fineness of thread and closeness of weave. It is bleached or unbleached. Butter cloth is an extra fine quality of cheese cloth. Cheese cloth is used also for curtains, for covering walls before papering, and for a variety of domestic purposes. The "gauze" used by surgeons in dressing wounds is cheese cloth conveniently folded and sterilized. Cheese cloth is dyed in plain colors for draperies and fancy work.