gauze

[ gawz ]

/ gɔz /

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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.

Nearby words

gaussmeter, gautama, gauteng, gautier, gautier, théophile, gauze, gauze weave, gauzy, gavage, gavard's muscle, gavarnie

Origin of gauze

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

Related forms

gauze·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for gauze

The more we try to look through the gauze, the more it all begins to look like gauze.
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Using tape and gauze, he then tried to plug the holes in that leg.
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Put the bandages and gauze away, and get ready to enjoy oysters for their ease rather than their challenge.
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Otoyo and Judy and Molly folded the gauze into the neat little six-inch squares.
Molly Brown's College Friends|Nell Speed

Strips of gauze or absorbent cotton saturated with the solution should now be applied and renewed only occasionally.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
The only sure remedy is the box covered with gauze or glass.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
We seat ourselves, as before, under a gauze tent and sip odd little drinks tasting of flowers.
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The auricle is now pulled forward, and the gauze strip is removed from the mastoid cavity.
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British Dictionary definitions for gauze

gauze

/ (ɡɔːz) /

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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Medicine definitions for gauze

gauze

[ gôz ]

n.

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