Definition of "gauze" []

• A thin, transparent fabric with a loose open weave, used for curtains and clothing. (noun)
• A thin, loosely woven surgical dressing, usually made of cotton. (noun)
• A thin plastic or metal woven mesh. (noun)
• A mist or haze. (noun)

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• "Well, they packed stuff in it, just like what I call gauze tape, you know, that we sew."
• "Among the exceptions is an elegant dark wooden chest of drawers from Hitler's chancellery, filigreed with hundreds of swastika forms, which has been hung at a diagonal angle on a corner wall, and is further protected from possible Hitler admirers by a thin gauze panel."
• "Then maybe wrap these big scrapes in gauze and tape."