Wire cloth

Description

Any type of fabric fromed by weaving or lacing metal wires. Fine mesh cloth is used for filtering and screening. Larger meshes are used for construction (stucco mesh), restraining and protective fencing (chicken wire).

Synonyms and Related Terms

hardware cloth; metal screen; stucco mesh; chicken wire

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996