English Explanatory Dictionary

gauze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
  2. A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
  3. A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
  4. Ellipsis of wire gauze
  5. Mist or haze
verb
  1. To apply a dressing of gauze; to cover with gauze.
  2. To mist; to make or become gauze-like.

Pronunciation

gôz /ɡɔːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gauze.wav /ɡɑz/

Word forms

gauze gauzes gause gauzing gauzed

Etymology

Borrowed from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”).

Related words

wire netting

Derived words

gauzeless gauzelike gauze mat gauze pad gauzoma gauzy wire gauze
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