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

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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