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Word entry · 5 letters

gauze

Best crossword clue

"Loose medical fabric"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɡɔːz/Part of speech nounSorted aeguzStarts with GEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1G2A3U4Z5E

Definitions

  1. a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • “I can’t wrap up any dog’s foot now. There’s some gauze in the bathroom, go get it and do it yourself.”
  • The lid [of the feeder] has a circular gauzed area that allows the syrup to permeate slowly.
  • I gauzed the deep cuts and gashes.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Loose medical fabric5 letters
02Netting5 letters

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