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Gauze
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 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. Some nonwoven fabrics are used similarly.
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Gauze (noun)
A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
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Gauze (noun)
A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
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Gauze (noun)
A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
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Gauze (noun)
Wire gauze, used as fence.
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Gauze (noun)
Mist or haze
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Gauze (verb)
To apply a dressing of gauze
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Gauze (verb)
To mist
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Wick (noun)
A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions.
“Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.”
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Wick (noun)
Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action, such as a strip of gauze placed in a wound to serve as a drain.
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Wick (noun)
A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players’ stones.
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Wick (noun)
A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction.
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Wick (noun)
The penis.
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Wick (noun)
en A village; hamlet; castle; dwelling; street; creek; bay; harbour; a place of work, jurisdiction, or exercise of authority.
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Wick (noun)
A farm, especially a dairy farm.
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Wick (noun)
Liveliness; life.
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Wick (noun)
The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.
“Fed close? Why, it’s eaten into t’ hard wick. (spoken of a pasture which has been fed very close)”
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Wick (noun)
(Usually plural) The parts of weed roots that remain viable in the ground after inadequate digging prior to cultivation.
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Wick (noun)
A maggot.
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Wick (noun)
A corner of the mouth or eye.
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Wick (verb)
To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
“The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.”
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Wick (verb)
To traverse (i.e. be conveyed by capillary action) through a wick or other porous material, as water through a sponge. Usually followed by through.
“The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.”
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Wick (verb)
To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction.
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Wick (adjective)
Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.
“as wick as an eel”
“T’ wickest young chap at ivver Ah seen.”
“He’s a strange wick bairn alus runnin’ aboot.”
“I’ll skin ye wick! (skin you alive)”
“I thowt they was dead last back end but they’re wick enif noo.”
“”Are you afraid of going across the churchyard in the dark?” “Lor’ bless yer noä miss! It isn’t dead uns I’m scar’d on, it’s wick uns.””
“I’ll swop wi’ him my poor dead horse for his wick. — Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England, page 210”
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Wick (adjective)
(Of inanimate objects) resistant to being put to use, stiff, stubborn (as for example a rope or a screw).