chiffon vs gauze

chiffon

noun
  • A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton. 

  • Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc. 

gauze

noun
  • 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. 

  • Mist or haze 

verb
  • To apply a dressing of gauze 

  • To mist; to become gauze-like. 

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