Hardware cloth
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Description
A wire screen made of steel galvanized steel. Hardware cloth is available in meshes ranging from 0.25 to 0.5 inches across. Hardware cloth is used for coarse strainers, animal cages, fencing, and to form supporting structures for plaster.
Synonyms and Related Terms
wire cloth; wire lath; metal fabric; tela metlica (Esp.)
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Random House, Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997