gauze C2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ɡɔːz/ See IPA manual Freq #17969 Meanings 1 noun A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing. “I can’t wrap up any dog’s foot now. There’s some gauze in the bathroom, go get it and do it yourself.”. 2 verb To apply a dressing of gauze; to cover with gauze. The lid [of the feeder] has a circular gauzed area that allows the syrup to permeate slowly. 3 verb To mist; to make or become gauze-like. The wide plain gauzed into a sea on which the hut floated lonely. 4 noun a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 4 noun · a net of transparent fabric... netting Word family Derived forms gauzelessgauzelikegauzomagauzy Appears in Phrases (1) See all gauze bandage a strip or pad of loosely woven cotton cloth used to cover or protect an injury Noun + noun Etymology Borrowed from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”). Topics Materials & Substances External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # gauze **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ɡɔːz/ **Frequency rank:** 17969 ## Meanings 1. A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing. 2. To apply a dressing of gauze; to cover with gauze. 3. To mist; to make or become gauze-like. 4. a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave ## Examples - “I can’t wrap up any dog’s foot now. There’s some gauze in the bathroom, go get it and do it yourself.”. - The lid [of the feeder] has a circular gauzed area that allows the syrup to permeate slowly. - The wide plain gauzed into a sea on which the hut floated lonely. ## Derived Forms - gauzeless - gauzelike - gauzoma - gauzy ## Etymology Borrowed from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”). ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown