- gauzelike
- adjective see gauze
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gauzelike
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gauzelike — adjective Like or resembling gauze … Wiktionary
gauzelike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling gauze especially in sheer transparent texture : gauzy … Useful english dictionary
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
wire gauze — noun : a gauzelike weave of fine wires : an especially fine wire cloth compare tantalum gauze * * * a gauzelike fabric woven of very fine wires. [1810 20] * * * wire gauze noun A kind of stiff close fabric made of fine wire • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
Bar'ege — Ba*r[ e]ge , n. [F. bar[ e]ge, so called from Bar[ e]ges, a town in the Pyrenees.] A gauzelike fabric for ladies dresses, veils, etc. of worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Betula papyracea — Paper Pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.] 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Business paper — Paper Pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.] 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fly paper — Paper Pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.] 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gossamer — Gos sa*mer, n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer, perh. for goose summer, from its downy appearance, or perh. for God s summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary s yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word alluded to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gossamer spider — Gossamer Gos sa*mer, n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer, perh. for goose summer, from its downy appearance, or perh. for God s summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary s yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
