1
a
: a thin often transparent fabric used chiefly for clothing or draperies
b
: a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing
c
: a firm woven fabric of metal or plastic filaments
2
: haze
Examples of gauze in a Sentence
He wrapped the wound in gauze.
wrapped in the pale gauze of a misty afternoon, the city seemed eerily romantic to the strolling lovers
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Made from organic cotton gauze, the lightweight material hangs as a flowy tiered bodice.
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
Your mouth will be full of gauze or cotton balls and your eyes will be half-closed like last call at a sports bar.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Nelson applied gauze from his first-aid kit to stop the bleeding.
—Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
One officer applied special gauze to stop the bleeding on the man’s shoulder, while another applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding from the man’s leg, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2025
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
Your mouth will be full of gauze or cotton balls and your eyes will be half-closed like last call at a sports bar.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Nelson applied gauze from his first-aid kit to stop the bleeding.
—Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
One officer applied special gauze to stop the bleeding on the man’s shoulder, while another applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding from the man’s leg, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gauze
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“Gauze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gauze. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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gauze
noun1
: a thin often transparent fabric
2
: a loosely woven cotton surgical bandage
3
: a woven fabric of fine metal or plastic wires
gauzy
adjective
ˈgȯ-zē
Medical Definition
gauze
noun
: a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing
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