gauze.
A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
Meaning & usage
A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
Ellipsis of wire gauze
Mist or haze
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”).
To apply a dressing of gauze; to cover with gauze.
To mist; to make or become gauze-like.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”).
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