Etymology

gauze

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Today it means: A thin fabric with a loose, open weave. Full definition →

French gaze ← Arabic قَزّ
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromقَزّ“silk”
  2. French · borrowed fromgaze
  3. English todaygauze

Borrowed from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ (qazz, “silk”).

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