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