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Definition of gauze noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gauze

noun
 
/ɡɔːz/
 
/ɡɔːz/
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  1. [uncountable] a type of light cloth that you can see through, usually made of cotton or silk
  2. [uncountable] a type of thin cotton cloth used for covering and protecting wounds
    • a gauze dressing
    • Bandages made of gauze are useful for holding light dressings in place.
  3. [uncountable, countable] material made of a network of wire; a piece of this
    • wire gauze
    4. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French gaze, perhaps from Gaza, the name of a town in Palestine.
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