gauze
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- textile
- Subclass of
- woven fabric
- Named after
- Gaza City
- Material used
- rayon
- Image
- Band (Italy), 17th century (CH 18474189).jpg
- Has use
- dressing
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- Commons category
- Gauzes
- different from
- Gasa District
- fabrication method
- plain weave
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology and history
- Uses and types
- Woven versus non-woven
- Medical use
- Other uses
- See also
- References
- External links
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Gauze is a thin, translucent fabric with a loose open weave. In technical terms, "gauze" is a weave structure in which the weft yarns are arranged in pairs and are crossed before and after each warp yarn, keeping the weft firmly in place. This weave structure is used to add stability to the fabric, which is important when using fine yarns loosely spaced. However, this weave structure can be used with any weight of yarn, and can be seen in some rustic textiles made from coarse hand-spun plant fiber yarns. Gauze is widely used for medical dressings.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “gauze” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.