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GAUZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

Synonyms:

gauze; netting; veiling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gauze" is a kind of...):

mesh; meshing; meshwork; net; network (an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gauze"):

cheesecloth (a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses)

gossamer (a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture)

Derivation:

gauzy (so thin as to transmit light)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

Synonyms:

gauze; gauze bandage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gauze" is a kind of...):

cotton (fabric woven from cotton fibers)

Domain category:

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gauze"):

petrolatum gauze (gauze saturated with petrolatum)

Holonyms ("gauze" is a part of...):

bandage; patch (a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body)

surgical dressing (a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb gauze

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