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单词 gauze
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gauze

(gɔːz)
uncountable noun
Gauze is a type of light, soft cloth with tiny holes in it.
Strain the juice through a piece of gauze or a sieve.

gauze in British English

(ɡɔːz)
noun
1. 
a. 
a transparent cloth of loose plain or leno weave
b. 
(as modifier)
a gauze veil
2. 
a surgical dressing of muslin or similar material
3. 
any thin openwork material, such as wire
4. 
a fine mist or haze
Word origin
C16: from French gaze, perhaps from Gaza, where it was believed to originate

gauze in American English

(gɔz)
noun
1. 
any very thin, light, transparent, loosely woven material, as of cotton or silk
2. 
any similar but stiff material, as of thin wire
3. 
a thin mist
Word origin
Fr gaze < Sp gasa < Ar ḳazz, raw silk < Pers käž

Examples of 'gauze' in a sentence
gauze

Strain the mixture through fine gauze into a second holder.
Guyton, Anita The Natural Beauty Book - cruelty-free cosmetics to make at home (1991)
It's almost like a green gauze veil.
Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden (1911)
Finally, squeeze all the oil from the flowers and strain it through fine gauze or nylon.
Guyton, Anita The Natural Beauty Book - cruelty-free cosmetics to make at home (1991)
Finally, pass the oil through a piece of fine gauze or nylon stocking.
Guyton, Anita The Natural Beauty Book - cruelty-free cosmetics to make at home (1991)
I stayed in hospital for two nights covered in bandages and gauze.
The Sun (2006)
It was a beautiful autumn morning, with a thin gauze of cloud not quite blocking the blue sky beyond.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Over this hangs my smock, of a fine white silk gauze, edged with embroidery.
Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
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