gauze

[ gawz ]

/ gɔz /

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noun

any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave.

a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton.

any material made of an open, meshlike weave, as of wire.

a thin haze.

Origin of gauze

First recorded in 1555–65, gauze is from the French word gaze< ?

OTHER WORDS FROM gauze

gauzelike, adjective

Words nearby gauze

Gauss law, gaussmeter, Gautama, Gauteng, Gautier, gauze, gauzy, gavage, Gavard's muscle, Gavarnie, Gavaskar

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Example sentences from the Web for gauze

The more we try to look through the gauze, the more it all begins to look like gauze.
A Novel Nearly Impossible to Review|Nicholas Mancusi|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Using tape and gauze, he then tried to plug the holes in that leg.
Ty Carter Awarded Medal of Honor|David Eisler, Jake Tapper|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Put the bandages and gauze away, and get ready to enjoy oysters for their ease rather than their challenge.
What to Eat|Cookstr.com|September 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Otoyo and Judy and Molly folded the gauze into the neat little six-inch squares.
Molly Brown's College Friends|Nell Speed

Strips of gauze or absorbent cotton saturated with the solution should now be applied and renewed only occasionally.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
The only sure remedy is the box covered with gauze or glass.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
We seat ourselves, as before, under a gauze tent and sip odd little drinks tasting of flowers.
Madame Chrysantheme Complete|Pierre Loti
The auricle is now pulled forward, and the gauze strip is removed from the mastoid cavity.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gauze

gauze

/ (ɡɔːz) /

noun

a transparent cloth of loose plain or leno weave
(as modifier)a gauze veil

a surgical dressing of muslin or similar material

any thin openwork material, such as wire

a fine mist or haze

Word Origin for gauze

C16: from French gaze, perhaps from Gaza, where it was believed to originate

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for gauze

gauze

[ gôz ]

n.

A bleached, woven cotton cloth, used for dressings, bandages, and absorbent sponges.

单词	gauze
释义	gauze [ gawz ] / gɔz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gauze ON THESAURUS.COM noun any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave. a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton. any material made of an open, meshlike weave, as of wire. a thin haze. Origin of gauze First recorded in 1555–65, gauze is from the French word gaze< ? OTHER WORDS FROM gauze gauzelike, adjective Words nearby gauze Gauss law, gaussmeter, Gautama, Gauteng, Gautier, gauze, gauzy, gavage, Gavard's muscle, Gavarnie, Gavaskar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gauze The more we try to look through the gauze, the more it all begins to look like gauze. A Novel Nearly Impossible to Review\|Nicholas Mancusi\|December 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Using tape and gauze, he then tried to plug the holes in that leg. Ty Carter Awarded Medal of Honor\|David Eisler, Jake Tapper\|August 31, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Put the bandages and gauze away, and get ready to enjoy oysters for their ease rather than their challenge. What to Eat\|Cookstr.com\|September 1, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Otoyo and Judy and Molly folded the gauze into the neat little six-inch squares. Molly Brown's College Friends\|Nell Speed Strips of gauze or absorbent cotton saturated with the solution should now be applied and renewed only occasionally. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse\|United States Department of Agriculture The only sure remedy is the box covered with gauze or glass. Soil Culture\|J. H. Walden We seat ourselves, as before, under a gauze tent and sip odd little drinks tasting of flowers. Madame Chrysantheme Complete\|Pierre Loti The auricle is now pulled forward, and the gauze strip is removed from the mastoid cavity. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for gauze gauze / (ɡɔːz) / noun a transparent cloth of loose plain or leno weave (as modifier)a gauze veil a surgical dressing of muslin or similar material any thin openwork material, such as wire a fine mist or haze Word Origin for gauze C16: from French gaze, perhaps from Gaza, where it was believed to originate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gauze plaster, dressing, puzzlement, bewilderment, perplexity, stupor, cast, compress, trance, shock, glaze, muddle, befuddlement, haze, fog, stupefaction, maze, discombobulation, distraction, narcosis Medical definitions for gauze 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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gauze

noun

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OTHER WORDS FROM gauze

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Example sentences from the Web for gauze

British Dictionary definitions for gauze

noun

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Medical definitions for gauze

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