HOW TO PRONOUNCE
gauze
/ɡɔz/
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What does gauze mean?
noun
- 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.
More meanings (4)
noun
- Ellipsis of wire gauze
- Mist or haze
verb
- To apply a dressing of gauze; to cover with gauze.
- (literary) To mist; to make or become gauze-like.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɡɔz/
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She could catch glimpses of floating draperies of gauze and lace, the flash of jewels, and the passing of exquisite colour.
"She's in my sitting room at this moment, dressed in silk gauze and lace petticoats, giving a party at my expense."
More book examples (3)
The usual meat safe is a sort of large cage with a top and bottom of wood and four wire gauze sides.
It is generally satisfactory to wrap the cord in one of the sterile gauze sponges which has been previously soaked in alcohol.
A pleasant breeze swept lazily over the lake, lifting the thin mist that hung like a veil of gauze above the water.