gauze

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
2. (countable, uncountable) A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
3. (countable, uncountable) A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of wire gauze
5. (countable, uncountable) Mist or haze

Verb

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɔːz/

Etymology

Borrowed from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”).

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

Translations

gaze

gasa

garza

gaza

Gaze

gaas

gaze

γάζα

شَاش

Mull

hafif

şeffaf

Seidengaze

شاش

tül