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1. a. a transparent cloth of loose plain or leno weave b. (as modifier): a gauze veil 2. a surgical dressing of muslin or similar material 3. a fine mist or haze gauze [gȯz] (materials) A sheer, loosely woven textile fabric similar to cheesecloth; used for surgical dressings. A plastic or wire mesh. gauze 1. Any thin, open-weave, woven fabric; usually transparent. 2. A fine wire cloth; also called lawn. Gauze a light, transparent, porous, absorbent cotton fabric of plain weave. Gauze is usually bleached, but is occasionally produced in its unbleached state. Primarily intended for surgical dressings, it is also used as interfacing in clothing and as backing for maps. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The shafts are also quasi sculptural instrusions, helping to define space, yet as they are gauzily transparent, you can see through them. By the time I've gotten to this sentence I will have justified hours of procrastination by masturbating to gauzily cliched fantasies of sexual encounters with Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton, and that hot journalist from Premiere who sat to my right at the screening and chewed on her pen the whole time. Also for Cassina, Jorge Pensi's Raster storage system in gauzily translucent methacrylate embodied a strong geometric rigour animated by the play of light. |
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