gauze

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n.

1. 1. A thin, transparent fabric with a loose open weave, used for curtains and clothing.
   2. A thin, loosely woven surgical dressing, usually made of cotton.
   3. A thin plastic or metal woven mesh.
2. A mist or haze.

[French gaze, possibly from Spanish gasa (from Arabic qazz, raw silk, possibly from Persian kazh).]

gauzily gauz'i·ly adv.
gauziness gauz'i·ness n.

1. Any thin, open-weave, woven fabric; usually transparent.
2. A fine wire cloth; also called lawn.

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A light, open-meshed fabric of muslin or similar material.

• absorbent g. — white cotton cloth of various thread counts and weights, supplied in various lengths and widths and in different forms (rolls or folds).
• g. mask — see surgical mask.
• petrolatum g. — a sterile material produced by saturation of sterile absorbent gauze with sterile white petrolatum.
• zinc gelatin impregnated g. — absorbent gauze impregnated with zinc gelatin.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - gaze, slør, bevidstløshed

Nederlands (Dutch)
gaas, waas

Français (French)
n. - gaze, grillage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gaze, feines Drahtgeflecht, leichter Nebel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (χειρουργική) γάζα, τούλι, (μτφ.) αραιή ομίχλη

Italiano (Italian)
garza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - neblina (f), gaze (f)

Русский (Russian)
марля, газ (ткань), дымка, проволочная ткань

Español (Spanish)
n. - gasa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gasväv, flor, lätt (dim)slöja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
薄纱, 薄雾, 纱布

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 薄紗, 薄霧, 紗布

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 얇은 천, 옅은 안개

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 紗, ガーゼ, 網

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشاش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מלמלה, רשת, גזה, אובך קל‬

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