'Gauze dresser' definitions:

Definition of 'Gauze dresser'

From: GCIDE
  • Gauze \Gauze\ (g[add]z), n. [F. gaze; so called because it was first introduced from Gaza, a city of Palestine.] A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze. [1913 Webster]
  • Gauze dresser, one employed in stiffening gauze. [1913 Webster]