gauze

[gawz]

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noun

any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave.

a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton.

any material made of an open, meshlike weave, as of wire.

a thin haze.

Origin of gauze

First recorded in 1555–65, gauze is from the French word gaze < ?

Related formsgauze·like, adjective

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Related Words for gauze

plaster, dressing, gauze, puzzlement, bewilderment, perplexity, stupor, cast, compress, trance, shock, glaze, muddle, befuddlement, haze, fog, stupefaction, maze, discombobulation, distraction

Examples from the Web for gauze

Contemporary Examples of gauze

The more we try to look through the gauze, the more it all begins to look like gauze.
A Novel Nearly Impossible to Review
Nicholas Mancusi
December 28, 2014
Using tape and gauze, he then tried to plug the holes in that leg.
Ty Carter Awarded Medal of Honor
David Eisler, Jake Tapper
August 31, 2013
Put the bandages and gauze away, and get ready to enjoy oysters for their ease rather than their challenge.
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Cookstr.com
September 1, 2009

Historical Examples of gauze

Wrap in a strip of gauze or cheesecloth and place in a steamer.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Let her go as Ariel, all gauze, flesh-tints, and natural curves.
Camps, Quarters and Casual Places
Archibald Forbes
She hailed the happy thought and invested in countless yards of gauze.
Camps, Quarters and Casual Places
Archibald Forbes
With that idea, I took off the gauze which covered my features.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
There was further, in the wonderful box, an old remnant of gauze.
Sue, A Little Heroine
L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for gauze

gauze

noun

a transparent cloth of loose plain or leno weave
(as modifier)a gauze veil

a surgical dressing of muslin or similar material

any thin openwork material, such as wire

a fine mist or haze

Word Origin for gauze

C16: from French gaze, perhaps from Gaza, where it was believed to originate

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Word Origin and History for gauze

1560s, gais, from French gaze, conjectured to be from Arabic gazz "raw silk" [Barnhart], or from Gaza, Palestinian city associated with production of this fabric [Klein, Du Cagne].

gauze in Medicine

gauze

[gôz]

n.

A bleached, woven cotton cloth, used for dressings, bandages, and absorbent sponges.