gauze
gauze
[gɔːz]
noun
[gɔːz]
noun
- [mass noun]a thin transparent fabric of silk, linen, or cotton
（丝、麻或棉等制成的）薄纱，纱罗
■(亦作 wire gauze)a very fine wire mesh
（很细的金属）网纱
■(Medicine)thin, loosely woven cloth used for dressing and swabs
(医)（用于包扎或拭伤口的）纱布
■[in sing.](figurative)a transparent haze or film
(喻)（透明的）薄雾
they saw the grasslands through a gauze of golden dust.
他们透过金色的尘土看到了那片草原。
- mid 16th cent.: from French gaze, perhaps from Gaza, the name of a town in Palestine
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