gauze
noun /ɡɔːz/
/ɡɑːz/ Definition
› [U] a very thin, light cloth, used to make clothing, to cover cuts and to separate solids from liquids, etc.: a gauze skirt a piece of sterile gauzeMedical dressings, supports and devicesGeneral words for textiles › [C or U] a material like a net formed by wires crossing over each other: wire gauzeNets, grids and grilles gauzy /ˈɡɔː.zi/
/ˈɡɑː-/ adjective Soft and fluffyWords used to describe textiles
/ˈɡɑː-/ adjective Soft and fluffyWords used to describe textiles (Definition of gauze noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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