I. ˈgȯz noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle French gaze, probably from Gaza, city in Palestine
1.
a. : a thin open often transparent woven fabric: as
(1) : any of various sheer textile fabrics used chiefly for clothing or draperies
(2) : a loosely woven cotton fabric similar to cheesecloth that is extensively used for surgical dressings
(3) : a firm woven fabric of metal or plastic filaments — usually used with a qualifying term
plastic gauzes for screening windows
b. : leno 1
2. : haze , mist
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
chiefly Britain : to cover with gauze or give a gauzy appearance to
midges gauzed the air — Elizabeth Bowen
especially : to screen (as a window) with wire gauze