gauze
/ɡɔːz/
noun
- A thin, light, loosely woven cloth, often used for bandages or as a filter.
- The nurse wrapped the wound in sterile gauze.
- The costume was made of layers of white gauze that floated as she danced.
- She used a piece of gauze to strain the seeds from the juice.
- A very fine, transparent fabric made of silk, cotton, or synthetic fibers, used for clothing or curtains.
- The bride's veil was a delicate silk gauze.
- The curtains were made of soft gauze that let in a gentle light.
- She wore a summer dress of floral gauze.
- A thin, misty haze or fog.
- The city skyline was softened by a gauze of smog.
- The mountains were barely visible through the morning gauze.
- A gauze of mist hung over the lake at dawn.