gauze
gauze
Definition
gauze (gôz)
noun
- any very thin, light, transparent, loosely woven material, as of cotton or silk
- any similar but stiff material, as of thin wire
- a thin mist
Etymology: Fr gaze < Sp gasa < Ar ḳazz, raw silk < Pers käž
gauze
Synonyms
gauze
n.
gauze
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- soak: Traditional dressings: A pack of ribbon gauze soaked in an antiseptic solution is a very traditional way of managing cavity wounds.
- use: Don't use gauze or a plaster which can stick to the burn.
- place: We will also place a large gauze over this area to assist with interesting lighting effects and ' hidden ' scenes.
Adjective modifier
- sterile: Clean with a mild soap and water, dry carefully, then cover with sterile gauze.
- clean: Clean the wound using a pad of clean gauze or even paper towels.
- white: The toilet is covered in a sort of white gauze, and I can't use it.
- surgical: The filter media is made of 4 layers of high quality NAFTA surgical cotton gauze specially designed by our R&D department.
- thin: I made about 10 pieces of work on a thin gauze.
Modifies a noun
- swab: Clean any cuts with gauze swabs, not cotton wool.
- dressing: A few Melolin gauze dressings each 10cm x 10cm.
- curtain: Through the gauze curtain our eyes were all riveted upon the scene within.
- screen: Blackout hand painted a gauze screen with the Black Eyed Peas ' logo.
- group: There were, however, some difficulties identified in the gauze group.
- bandage: All he has is a small sheet over his hips and a white gauze bandage on his head.
Noun used with modifier
- paraffin: These dressings do have minimal problems of adherence and are far superior to the paraffin gauze products, but are very expensive.
- ribbon: Traditional dressings: A pack of ribbon gauze soaked in an antiseptic solution is a very traditional way of managing cavity wounds.
- cotton: It is a soft non abrasive cotton gauze cut into strips about 1/4 inch wide this allows more surface contact area.
- silk: Back General points on Costume for the 1890's period Fabric Silk, velvet, satin, silk gauze for dressy occasions.
- wire: This society secured the services of Sir Humphry Davy, who devised the wire gauze safety lamp.
- nylon: Make sure that vents holes are covered with thin nylon gauze to prevent spindrift entering.
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