gauze
gauze Lexical Profile
gauze Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A thin, loosely woven fabric, typically made of cotton, primarily used for surgical dressings, medical swabs, and bandaging.
"The nurse carefully cleaned the wound and applied a fresh strip of sterile gauze to absorb the blood."
A very fine, semi-transparent woven fabric made of silk, linen, or cotton, often used for clothing, trimmings, or theatrical curtains.
"The theater set designer hung a translucent black gauze at the front of the stage to create a haunting illusion of fog."
A fine mesh woven from thin wire, used for filtering, screening, or reinforcing.
"A square of wire gauze was placed over the tripod to distribute the heat evenly from the Bunsen burner."
• Rhymes for gauze
Word Origin & Etymology
Early 16th century: from French 'gaze', traditionally believed to be derived from the name of the Palestinian city of Gaza, where the fabric may have originally been manufactured, though it may also derive from Arabic 'qazz' (raw silk).
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