gauze
Webster Dictionary
a very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze
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gauze
Webster Dictionary
having the qualities of gauze; thin; light; as, gauze merino underclothing
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gauzy
Webster Dictionary
pertaining to, or resembling, gauze; thin and slight as gauze
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petrolatum gauze
(petrolatum gauze)
Princeton's WordNet
gauze saturated with petrolatum
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mousseline de sole
(mousseline de sole)
Princeton's WordNet
a gauze-like fabric of silk or rayon
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gossamer
(gossamer)
Princeton's WordNet
a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
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cheesecloth
(cheesecloth)
Princeton's WordNet
a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses
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gauzy
(ˈgɔ zi)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
like gauze; transparently thin and light.
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mosquito net
(əˈski toʊˌfɪʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a screen, curtain, or canopy of net, gauze, or the like, for keeping out mosquitoes.
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adhesive bandage
(adhesive bandage)
Princeton's WordNet
bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive
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cheesecloth
(ˈtʃizˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a lightweight cotton gauze of loose, open plain weave.
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sponge
(ʌndʒ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a piece of any of various absorbent materials, as a block of porous cellulose or a surgical gauze pad.
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band-aid
(ˈbændˌeɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Trademark. an adhesive bandage with a gauze pad in the center, used to cover minor abrasions and cuts.
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safety lamp
(ˈseɪf ti)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the ignition of explosive gases.
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mask
(æsk, mɑsk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a covering, as of wire or gauze, worn over all or part of the face for protection, as from dust, a pitched ball, or the spread of infection.
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tent
(ɛnt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a roll or pledget, usu. of soft absorbent material, as lint or gauze, for dilating an orifice, keeping a wound open, etc.
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veil
Webster Dictionary
something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to hide or protect the face
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respirator
Webster Dictionary
a divice of gauze or wire, covering the mouth or nose, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances, as dust or smoke. Being warmed by the breath, it tempers cold air passing through it, and may also be used for the inhalation of medicated vapors
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wire netting
(ˈwaɪər mən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
netting made of interwoven wire, coarser than wire gauze.
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