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gauze

  [gawz]
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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; < F gaze < ?

Related forms:
gauzelike, adjective
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gauze   (gôz)   
n.  

    1. A thin, transparent fabric with a loose open weave, used for curtains and clothing.

    2. A thin, loosely woven surgical dressing, usually made of cotton.

    3. A thin plastic or metal woven mesh.

  2. A mist or haze.


[French gaze, possibly from Spanish gasa (from Arabic qazz, raw silk, possibly from Persian kazh).]
gauz'i·ly adv., gauz'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

gauze 
1561, from Fr. gaze, apparently from Arabic gazz "raw silk," or from Gaza, Palestinian city associated with production of this fabric.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gauze
Pronunciation: 'goz
Function: noun
: a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

gauze (gôz)
n.
A bleached, woven cotton cloth, used for dressings, bandages, and absorbent sponges.

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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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