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gauze
noun
[ ɡɔːz ]
• a thin transparent fabric of silk, linen, or cotton.
• "a hat swathed in green gauze"
• a very fine wire mesh.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French gaze, perhaps from Gaza, the name of a town in Palestine.
