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gauze  (gôz)

n.

1.

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

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

c. A thin plastic or metal woven mesh.

2. A mist or haze.

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[French gaze, possibly from Spanish gasa (from Arabic qazz, raw silk, possibly from Persian kazh).]

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gauzi·ly adv.

gauzi·ness n.

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gauze

Noun

a transparent, loosely woven cloth, often used for surgical dressings [French gaze]

gauzy adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gauze - (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings gauze bandage bandage, patch - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers petrolatum gauze - gauze saturated with petrolatum surgical dressing - a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
	2.	gauze - a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave netting, veiling cheesecloth - a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses gossamer - a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture meshwork, meshing, network, mesh, net - an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

Translations

gauze [gɔːz] n → gasa

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gauze [gɔːz] n → gaze f

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gauze [gɔːz] n → Gaze f

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gauze [gɔːz] n → garza

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gauze

n gauze [goːz]

thin cloth used eg to cover wounds a length of gauze; (also adjective ) a gauze bandage. gaas شاش للضِّمادَه марля gáza; gázový gaze; gaze- die Gaze γάζα gasa marli نوار پانسمان؛ گاز harso, sideharso (de) gaze גָזָה रेशमी कपड़ा gaza géz kain kasa grisja, sárabindi garza ガーゼ 거즈 marlė marle; marles- kain kasa gaas gas(bind), flor gaza gaze tifon марля gáza; gázový gaza; gazen gaza gas[] ผ้าพันแผล sargı bezi 紗布 марля زخم پر رکھنے کا ہلکا سوتی کپڑا sa; lượt; gạc 纱布