Gauze

Pronunciation

• enPR: gôz, IPA: /ɡɔːz/
• Rhymes: -ɔːz
• Homophones: gores (non-rhotic accents)

Origin

From French gaze, either from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, "silk"), from Persian کز (kaz, "silk"), from Middle Persian kaz ("silk")

or from غَزّة (ġazza, "Gaza"), a city associated with silk production.

Full definition of gauze

Noun

1. A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
2. A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
3. A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
4. Wire gauze, used as fence.
5. Mist or haze

Verb

1. To apply a dressing of gauze
2. To mist