Webster's English Dictionary

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gauze

gauze \'go.z\ \-.li-k\ \'go.-z*-le-\ \-ze--n*s\ \-ze-\ n [MF gaze] 1a: a 
   thin often transparent fabric used chiefly for clothing or draperies  1b: a 
   loosely woven cotton surgical dressing  1c: a firm woven fabric of metal or 
   plastic filaments {plastic ~ s} 2: HAZE, MIST  - gauze.like aj