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gauze (gawz) a light, open-meshed fabric of muslin or similar material. absorbable gauze gauze made from oxidized cellulose. absorbent gauze white cotton cloth of various thread counts and weights, supplied in various lengths and widths and in different forms (rolls or folds). petrolatum gauze a sterile material produced by saturation of sterile absorbent gauze with sterile white petrolatum. zinc gelatin impregnated gauze absorbent gauze impregnated with zinc gelatin.
gauze [gôz] Etymology: Fr, gaze a transparent fabric of open weave and differing degrees of fineness, most often cotton muslin, used in surgical procedures and for bandages and dressings. It may be sterilized and permeated by an antiseptic or lotion. Kinds of gauze include absorbable gauze, absorbent gauze, and petrolatum gauze. See also bandage. gauze a light, open-meshed fabric of muslin or similar material. absorbent gauze white cotton cloth of various thread counts and weights, supplied in various lengths and widths and in different forms (rolls or folds). gauze mask see surgical mask. petrolatum gauze a sterile material produced by saturation of sterile absorbent gauze with sterile white petrolatum. zinc gelatin impregnated gauze absorbent gauze impregnated with zinc gelatin. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. The commercial success of Basic Instinct, a vivid saga of sex and violence that makes King's gauzily photographed sexual fantasies look like Harlequin romances, has abruptly blurred the line that once separated the mainstream from the on-the-edge, such as that purveyed by David Lynch and the Coen Brothers. |
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