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gauze
gauze
[
gawz
]
noun
Definition:
1.
finely woven fabric:
a thin, almost transparent, loosely woven cotton or silk cloth. Use: curtains, clothes.
2.
surgical dressing:
a dressing for wounds made of loosely woven material such as cotton
3.
wire mesh:
a thin mesh made of wire or other material
4.
haze:
a fine haze or mist
[
Mid-16th century. < French
gaze
]
gauz·i·ly
[
gáwz'lee
]
adverb
gauz·y
adjective
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gauz·i·ly [ gáwz'lee ] adverbgauz·y adjective
