hardware cloth

noun

A flexible wire-mesh material, consisting of loosely woven wires in a simple rectangular grid.

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Meanings

nounhardware cloth (countable and uncountable, plural hardware cloths)

plural hardware cloths

  1. uncountableA flexible wire-mesh material, consisting of loosely woven wires in a simple rectangular grid.

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

    1997, Sara Jane Von Trapp, Landscaping from the Ground Up, page 84
  2. countableA type of such fabric, differentiated by material, coating, wire diameter, and mesh size.
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APA

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MLA

“hardware cloth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardware%20cloth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hardware cloth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardware%20cloth.

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