gauze
/ɡɔːz/ noun C2- A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
- A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
- A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
- Mist or haze
Plural gauzes
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She was dressed in green silk gauze and wore upon her flowing green locks a crown of jewels.
“But you,” he said, “with that light dress, and without anything to cover you but that gauze scarf, perhaps you feel cold?”
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