gauze: [16] Many terms for various types of fabric come from the name of a place they were originally associated with, from obvious derivatives such as damask from Damascus to more obscure associations like denim from Nîmes in France, and gauze appears to be no exception. It was borrowed from French gaze, which is generally assumed to have been named after Gaza, a city in medieval Palestine which was closely associated with the production of gauze.
gauze (n.)
1560s, gais, from French gaze, which is of uncertain origin. It has been conjectured to be from Arabic gazz "raw silk" [Barnhart], or from Gaza, Palestinian city associated with production of this fabric [Klein, Du Cagne], but Century Dictionary calls the latter conjecture, and there has been no evidence for either.
实用例句
1. Strain the juice through a piece of gauze or a sieve.
用一块纱布或过滤网将果汁过滤一下。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She lapped my finger with gauze.
她用绷带将我的手指包起来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Anney dabbed the cut with disinfectant and taped a gauze square over it.
安妮用消毒剂轻涂伤口,接着又贴上一块方纱布.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The doctor bound the wound with gauze.
医生用纱布包扎伤口.
来自辞典例句
5. The girl wore a long dress of peacock - green gauze lined with white silk.
