Gauze
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A short encyclopedia entry defining gauze as a light, transparent silken fabric, said to be named after Gaza in Palestine. It explains that the open texture comes from crossing the warp threads between each weft pass, which holds the threads apart. It notes that France and Switzerland were major producers and that inferior grades mix silk and cotton.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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