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gauze

GAWZ · noun

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Origin

Gauze comes from French gaze, which was borrowed from Arabic qazz, meaning "silk."

Journey

The word traveled from Arabic into French before settling into English, keeping its identity as a term for fine, sheer fabric.

Related words

No other English cognate is given in the facts beyond its path through French gaze and Arabic qazz.

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