gauze

  1. Noun.  A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
  2. Noun.  A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
  3. Noun.  A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
  4. Noun.  Wire gauze, used as fence.
  5. Noun.  Mist or haze.
  6. Verb.  To apply a dressing of gauze.
  7. Verb.  To mist.

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