gauze
noun/ɡɔːz/
/ɡɔːz/
- [uncountable] a type of light cloth that you can see through, usually made of cotton or silk
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- [uncountable] a type of thin cotton cloth used for covering and protecting wounds
- a gauze dressing
- Bandages made of gauze are useful for holding light dressings in place.
- [uncountable, countable] material made of a network of wire; a piece of this
- wire gauze
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French gaze, perhaps from Gaza, the name of a town in Palestine.
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