Category:Gauze

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

Defn: 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 Gauze, a.

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