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verb · transitive · rare

gauze

gauze · gauzes · gauzed · gauzing

To apply a dressing of gauzeTo apply a dressing of gauze; to cover with gauze.

US/ɡɑz/

» Wrap the gauze around the dressing.

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Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To apply a dressing of gauze; to cover with gauze.
(ambitransitive, literary)To mist; to make or become gauze-like.

Examples

1 sentences

Wrap the gauze around the dressing.
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Origin

Borrowed from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”).

Borrowed from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”).

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Forms

gauzes, gauzing, gauzed, gauzed

Base form	gauze · to gauze
3rd person singular	gauzes
Present participle	gauzing
Past simple	gauzed
Past participle	gauzed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	gauze
he, she, it	gauzes

Past simpleLesson

all persons

gauzed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have gauzed
he, she, it	has gauzed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will gauze

Word family

1 related words

Relatedwire netting

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

gauge gaunt gauntlet gauss gavel gawk

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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