gauze´like´ — gauze «gz», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a very thin, light cloth, easily seen through. Gauze is made of silk, linen, rayon, or cotton and is used as a fabric and often for bandages. 2. a thinly woven, open material resembling this fabric: »Wire gauze … Useful english dictionary
gauze — [16] Many terms for various types of fabric come from the name of a place they were originally associated with, from obvious derivatives such as damask from Damascus to more obscure associations like denim from Nîmes in France, and gauze appears… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
gauze — [16] Many terms for various types of fabric come from the name of a place they were originally associated with, from obvious derivatives such as damask from Damascus to more obscure associations like denim from Nîmes in France, and gauze appears… … Word origins
gauze — gauzelike, adj. /gawz/, n. 1. any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave. 2. a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton. 3. any material made of an open, meshlike weave, as of wire. 4. a thin haze. [1555… … Universalium
gauze — gÉ”Ëz n. lightweight semitransparent fabric; bandage made of loosely woven cotton; material with a loose mesh like weave … English contemporary dictionary
wire gauze — /waɪə ˈgɔz/ (say wuyuh gawz) noun a gauze like mesh woven of very fine wires …
tent´like´ — tent1 «tehnt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a movable shelter made of canvas or skins supported by a pole or poles. Modern tents often have fiberglass screen windows, sewed in floors, and zippered openings. 2. a tentlike device to regulate the temperature… … Useful english dictionary
Textile manufacturing terminology — The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fibre from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. (Both fibre and fiber are used in this article.)… … Wikipedia
Glossary of textile manufacturing — For terms specifically related to sewing, see Glossary of sewing terms. For terms specifically related to dyeing, see Glossary of dyeing terms. The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. To make textiles, the first… … Wikipedia
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