verb
gauze
gawz
verb
1
To cover or dress a wound with gauze, or to make something look thin and hazy like gauze fabric.
"The nurse gauzed the cut before bandaging it."
How to Use Gauze
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAs a verb, to cover something with the thin, loosely woven fabric called gauze (most often seen as medical dressing).
Memory tip
You'll meet "gauze" as a noun (the fabric itself, used for bandages and curtains) far more often than as this verb.
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Common pairings
gauze bandage
a gauze curtain
Word Forms
gauzed past tense, gauzes singular
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Etymology
Borrowed via French gaze from an Arabic word meaning "silk."