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- DictionaryGauze/ɡôz/
noun
- 1. a thin translucent fabric of silk, linen, or cotton: "a hat swathed in green gauze"
- 2. a very fine wire mesh.
noun. uk / ɡɔːz / us / ɡɑːz / Add to word list. [ U ] a very thin, light cloth, used to make clothing, to cover cuts and to separate solids from liquids, etc.: a gauze skirt. a piece of sterile gauze. design56/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. [ C or U ] a material like a net formed by wires crossing over each other: wire gauze.
Gauze is a loosely woven, almost translucent fabric that's used to bandage wounds. If you get a bad burn, a doctor might clean it and cover it with gauze. In medicine, gauze has several uses. Sterile gauze is usually kept in a sealed package, to ensure that it's perfectly clean.
Mar 27, 2018 · GAUZE meaning: thin, transparent cloth, especially used to cover injuries. Learn more.
1. (Textiles) a. a transparent cloth of loose plain or leno weave. b. ( as modifier ): a gauze veil. 2. (Surgery) a surgical dressing of muslin or similar material. 3. any thin openwork material, such as wire. 4. (Physical Geography) a fine mist or haze. [C16: from French gaze, perhaps from Gaza, where it was believed to originate]
[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 Origin. See gauze in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
Apr 24, 2024 · gauze in American English. (ɡɔz) noun. 1. any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave. 2. a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton. 3. any material made of an open, meshlike weave, as of wire.
5 days ago · 1. any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave. 2. a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton. 3. any material made of an open, meshlike weave, as of wire. 4. a thin haze. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
