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gauze

UK/ɡɔːz/ US/ɡɑz/ uncommon literary

noun

1.

(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • gauze mat
  • gauze pad
  • wire gauze
  • wire netting

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