- [uncountable]
a type of light cloth that you can see through, usually made of cotton or silk 薄纱,纱罗(通常由棉或丝织成) - [uncountable]
a type of thin cotton cloth used for covering and protecting wounds 纱布(包扎伤口用) a gauze dressing 纱布敷料 Bandages made of gauze are useful for holding light dressings in place. 纱布制成的绷带有助于将轻质敷料固定到位。
- [uncountable, countable]
material made of a network of wire; a piece of this (金属丝制的)网纱,网 wire gauze 金属网纱
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French gaze, perhaps from Gaza, the name of a town in Palestine.