Gauze
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A short encyclopedia entry defining gauze as a light, transparent fabric originally made of silk. It explains the open texture as produced by crossing warp threads between the weft threads (leno-type construction) and gives the etymology. It also mentions surgical cotton gauze, silk bolting cloth for flour mills, wire gauze, and light fabrics used for summer underwear.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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