gauze vs undress

gauze

verb
  • To apply a dressing of gauze 

  • To mist; to become gauze-like. 

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 

undress

verb
  • To take the dressing, or covering, from. 

  • To remove the clothing of (someone). 

  • To remove one's clothing. 

  • To remove one’s clothing. 

  • To strip of something. 

noun
  • Partial or informal dress for women, as worn in the home rather than in public. 

  • Informal clothing for men, as opposed to formal or ceremonial wear. 

  • Now more specifically, a state of having few or no clothes on. 

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