blur vs gauze

blur

noun
  • Something that appears hazy or indistinct 

  • A smear, smudge or blot 

verb
  • To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. 

  • To become indistinct. 

  • To transfer the input focus away from. 

  • To smear, stain or smudge. 

  • To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim. 

adj
  • In a state of doubt or confusion. 

gauze

noun
  • Mist or haze 

  • A thin fabric with a loose, open weave. 

  • Wire gauze, used as fence. 

  • A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing. 

  • A thin woven metal or plastic mesh. 

verb
  • To apply a dressing of gauze 

  • To mist; to become gauze-like. 

How often have the words blur and gauze occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )