| 单词 | gauze |
| 释义 | gauze (once / 1964 pages) n Gauze is a loosely woven, almost translucent fabric that's used to bandage wounds. If you get a bad burn, a doctor might clean it and cover it with gauze. In medicine, gauze has several uses. Sterile gauze is usually kept in a sealed package, to ensure that it's perfectly clean. It can be used to clean cuts, scrapes, and burns, and also acts as a large bandage. There is also a non-medical fabric called gauze that's used in light, warm-weather clothing. The word's origin is mysterious — one guess traces it to the Arabic gazz, or "raw silk." WORD FAMILYgauze: gauze-like, gauzes, gauzy+/gauzy: gauzier, gauziest, gauzily USAGE EXAMPLESThe medical team discuss whether or not they have enough gauze, morphine and emergency blankets. Economist(Oct 20, 2016) If blisters break, gently clean the area with mild soap and water, apply an antibiotic ointment and cover it with a nonstick gauze bandage. Seattle Times(Nov 20, 2016) However, London shopkeepers were quick to seize on it and the end of two days, many London chemists had sold all their gauze. Time(Nov 04, 2016) 1n (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings Syn|Hypo|Hyper gauze bandage petrolatum gauze gauze saturated with petrolatum cotton fabric woven from cotton fibers 2n a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave Syn|Hypo|Hyper netting, veiling cheesecloth a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses gossamera gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture mesh, meshing, meshwork, net, network an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals |
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