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# gauze

noun (gauze; uncountable; a gauze pad)

«gauze» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Gauze is a very thin, light cloth with tiny holes, often used to cover wounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauze/#m1)
2. Gauze is a fine net of wire, used in science equipment and screens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauze/#m2)

### In the lessons

In first aid and safety, a clean gauze pad or dressing covers a cut or scrape to keep it clean. In science, wire gauze sits on a tripod over a burner. Phrases: «gauze pad», «gauze bandage», «wire gauze».

### Examples

- The nurse put gauze over the cut on my knee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauze/#x1)
- A first-aid kit has gauze pads and bandages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauze/#x2)
- Press the gauze firmly to stop the bleeding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauze/#x3)
- The window had a gauze screen to keep out flies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauze/#x4)
- In science, the beaker sat on a wire gauze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauze/#x5)
- The fairy's dress was made of shiny gauze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauze/#x6)
- Better than all, he had two lovely gauze wings which carried him the whole day without getting tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauze/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «a piece of gauze», «some gauze». Rhymes with «laws». Not to be confused with «gaze» (to look for a long time). Safety: use clean gauze from a first-aid kit and tell an adult about bleeding. Not a number word.

## In Jewish tradition

Isaiah lists it as a fine, thin cloth used for the rich women's robes of Jerusalem.

**Interpretation.** The tradition reads Isaiah's list of finery as showing the pride of the women of Zion, whom God will humble.

### Examples

- and the gauze robes, and the fine linen, and the turbans, and the mantles. (Prophets ISA.3.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gauze/#x1)

### Note

Uncountable: «a piece of gauze», «some gauze». Rhymes with «laws». Not to be confused with «gaze» (to look for a long time). Safety: use clean gauze from a first-aid kit and tell an adult about bleeding. Not a number word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gauze» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gauze/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gauze» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gauze.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «gauze» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gauze/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gauze» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/gauze.html) on Mova free.