单词 | gauziness |
释义 | gauzinessn. The quality of being gauzy; the appearance or effect of gauze as an article of dress. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > showiness or ostentation flashiness1709 frippery1727 gauziness1827 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [noun] > qualities of disguisinessc1386 threadbareness1530 lustinessa1547 tricksinessc1550 niceness1559 trickness1600 quaintness1603 fineness1667 overdress1781 fullness1792 succinctness1818 dowdiness1843 dowdyism1859 gauziness1873 floppiness1892 1827 Examiner 581/1 Less excusable faults are to be found in..a little gauziness of epithet, and unnecessary lengthiness of description. 1873 Daily News 25 Aug. 5/4 A lady..with..a general gauziness and lightness of costume. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1827 |
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