ETYM French gaze; so called because it was first introduced from Gaza, a city of Palestine.
Diaphanous woven fabric of silk, cotton, fine worsted yarn, or other fiber. Paired warp threads are twisted between each insert of weft, to achieve an open structure.
A transparent fabric with a loose open weave; SYN. netting, veiling.
Durchsichtiger, schleierartiger Stoff mit weitem Abstand der Kett- u. Schußfäden.