gauze /ɡɔːz $ ɡɒːz/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: gaze, probably from Gaza, town in Palestine]

1. very thin transparent material with very small holes in it

2. (also gauze bandage American English) thin cotton with very small holes in it that is used for tying around a wound:
His hands were wrapped in gauze bandages.

3. a material made of thin threads of metal or plastic:
They covered the tubes with wire gauze.
—gauzy adjective:
a gauzy white dress

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