gauze /ɡɑz/noun 5verb 2forms 3 noun5 •A thin fabric with a loose, open weave. •A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.“I can’t wrap up any dog’s foot now. There’s some gauze in the bathroom, go get it and do it yourself.” — 1960 •A thin woven metal or plastic mesh. •Ellipsis of wire gauze •Mist or haze verb2 •To apply a dressing of gauze; to cover with gauze.The lid [of the feeder] has a circular gauzed area that allows the syrup to permeate slowly. — 2004 •(literary) To mist; to make or become gauze-like.The wide plain gauzed into a sea on which the hut floated lonely. — 1902 formsgauzed · gauzing · gauzes
