Meanings
nounwire gauze (countable and uncountable, plural wire gauzes)
plural wire gauzes
- countableuncountableFinely interwoven wire, used in fences.
Origin
Compound of wire + gauze (“finely woven cloth”), from the similar appearance.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Malay kasa dawai
- kasa dawaifinely interwoven wire
Polish siatka druciana
- siatka drucianafinely interwoven wire
Spanish tela metálica
- tela metálicafinely interwoven wire
Tagalog kawad-lambat
- kawad-lambatfinely interwoven wire
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APA
wire gauze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire%20gauze
MLA
“wire gauze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire%20gauze. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wire gauze,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire%20gauze.
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