GAUZES

Noun

gauzes

plural of gauze

Source: Wiktionary


GAUZE

Gauze, n. Etym: [F. gaze; so called because it was first introduced from Gaza, a city of Palestine.]

Definition: A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze. Gauze dresser, one employed in stiffening gauze.

Gauze, a.

Definition: Having the qualities of gauze; thin; light; as, gauze merino underclothing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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