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gauze

[ gawz ]

noun

  1. any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or open weave.
  2. a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton.
  3. any material made of an open, meshlike weave, as of wire.
  4. a thin haze.


gauze

/ ɡɔːz /

noun

    1. a transparent cloth of loose plain or leno weave
    2. ( as modifier )

      a gauze veil

  1. a surgical dressing of muslin or similar material
  2. any thin openwork material, such as wire
  3. a fine mist or haze
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • gauze·like adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gauze1

First recorded in 1555–65; from French gaze; ultimate origin unknown
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gauze1

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

The singer arrives with her face covered in gauze, a bedazzled ankle monitor and clear lucite heels before breaking into a full dance sequence in front of the judge.

At Mississippi State, he once broke his nose in a game against Alabama, only to stuff gauze in both nostrils and return to convert a third down.

Patient wounds routinely crawling with maggots because health care facilities have no access to soap, gauze, disinfectant and running water.

From Salon

When Ms Guy arrived she was shown into the salon where she said there “was blood splatter up the walls” and “gauze swabs lying around that had still got blood on from the previous person”.

From BBC

When he appeared just 48 hours later at his party's convention in Milwaukee with gauze over his ear, some in the crowd were weeping.

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