gauze

Meaning

Noun

1. A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
2. A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
3. A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
4. Wire gauze, used as fence.
5. Mist or haze

Verb

1. To apply a dressing of gauze
2. To mist; to become gauze-like.

Synonyms

gossamer

netting

bandage

mesh

veiling

cheesecloth

haze

dressing

thin silk

gauze bandage

tracery

yarn

🧶

cheese-cloth

sterile dressing

face veil

cotton gauze

absorbent cotton

thin woven material

cellular

chiffon

cobweb

cotton

fleece

lint

mosquito net

swab

tissue

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɔːz/

Etymology

From French gaze.