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Added 10 October 2026

gauze

/ɡɔːz/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gauze at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.

verb

To apply a dressing of gauze; to cover with gauze.
To mist; to make or become gauze-like.

Origin

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

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