hardware cloth

English

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.
   • 1997, Sara Jane Von Trapp, Landscaping from the Ground Up, page 84:

     Hardware cloth is a sturdy, thick wire mesh that comes plain or coated […]

2. (countable) A type of such fabric, differentiated by material, coating, wire diameter, and mesh size.

See also

• chicken wire