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Synonyms for gauzy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : gaw-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɔ zi

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Définition of gauzy

Origin :
  • 1796, from gauze + -y (2). Related: Gauziness.
  • adj see-through, gossamer in texture
Example sentences :
  • Her style was "sylph," and so she was gauzy and floating in all her drapery.
  • Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
  • The hand felt as if it were covered with some gauzy veiling.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland
  • She had a gauzy tea-gown on, of a shade of blue like her eyes.
  • Extract from : « Man and Maid » by Elinor Glyn
  • Its gauzy character is fully exposed by the Pendleton report.
  • Extract from : « Lee and Longstreet at High Tide » by Helen D. Longstreet
  • The gauzy web is being delivered into the can in front of the carding machine.
  • Extract from : « Clothing and Health » by Helen Kinne
  • It was Pestilence, Pestilence coming on the gauzy wings of the mosquito.
  • Extract from : « South America Observations and Impressions » by James Bryce
  • The gauzy veil of dream that wrapped her often had fallen from before her eyes.
  • Extract from : « Prairie Gold » by Various
  • No pretty clothes or gauzy garments, or stars, or crowns, or wands!
  • Extract from : « Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks » by William Elliot Griffis
  • Lacey dabbed at him with her gauzy scarf and fussed over him.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • Was it that which gave her this charm thrown over her like a gauzy veil?
  • Extract from : « The Wayfarers » by Mary Stewart Cutting

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