"hardware cloth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hardware cloths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hardware cloth (countable and uncountable, plural hardware cloths)
  1. (uncountable) A flexible wire-mesh material, consisting of loosely woven wires in a simple rectangular grid. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hardware_cloth-en-noun-2oAxEeMU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
  2. (countable) A type of such fabric, differentiated by material, coating, wire diameter, and mesh size. Tags: countable Related terms: chicken wire
    Sense id: en-hardware_cloth-en-noun-hIpHdBGA

Inflected forms

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