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gauze definition

gauze (gôz)

noun

  1. any very thin, light, transparent, loosely woven material, as of cotton or silk
  2. any similar but stiff material, as of thin wire
  3. a thin mist

Etymology: Fr gaze < Sp gasa < Ar ḳazz, raw silk < Pers käž

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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