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gauze

gauze
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gawz]
    • /gɔz/
    • /ɡɔːz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gawz]
    • /gɔz/

Definitions of gauze word

  • noun gauze any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave. 1
  • noun gauze a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton. 1
  • noun gauze any material made of an open, meshlike weave, as of wire. 1
  • noun gauze a thin haze. 1
  • noun gauze A thin translucent fabric of silk, linen, or cotton. 1
  • noun gauze as bandage 1

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Origin of gauze

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65, gauze is from the French word gaze < ?

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gauze

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gauze popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

gauze usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gauze

noun gauze

  • plaster — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
  • dressing — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
  • cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
  • compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
  • stupor — suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor.

Antonyms for gauze

noun gauze

  • understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
  • consciousness — Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts.
  • clearness — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
  • expectation — A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.

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