gauze
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noun
1.
any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno 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.
Origin:
1555–65; < French gaze < ?
1555–65; < French gaze < ?
Related forms
gauze·like, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a transparent cloth of loose plain or leno weave |
| b. (as modifier): a gauze veil | |
| 2. | a surgical dressing of muslin or similar material |
| 3. | any thin openwork material, such as wire |
| 4. | a fine mist or haze |
| [C16: from French gaze, perhaps from | |
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Word Origin & History
gauze
1560s, from Fr. gaze, apparently from Arabic gazz "raw silk," or from Gaza, Palestinian city associated with production of this fabric.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
gauze (gôz)
n.
A bleached, woven cotton cloth, used for dressings, bandages, and absorbent sponges.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
gauze
light, open-weave fabric made of cotton when used for surgical dressings and of silk and other fibres when used for dress trimming. The name is derived from that of the Palestinian city of Gaza, where the fabric is thought to have originated. It is made either by a plain weave or by a leno weave.
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Example sentences
Somehow, one thin ply of no-see-um proof gauze didn't seem sufficient in the face of this large-mammal chorus.
Patients should wear loose clothing and use clean loose gauze coverings over the affected areas.
Because of that, the driveline must be redressed every day using sterile gloves and gauze.
Old-fashioned sentiment prefers that it be white, and of some diaphanous material, such as net or gauze or lace.
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