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Meanings of gauzy in English

So thin as to transmit light.

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Usage of gauzy in English
1
The gauzy curtain hung between him and the outside point of view.
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
2
When the gauzy gown was spread before her she examined it carefully.
Mrs. Red Pepper
3
The hand felt as if it were covered with some gauzy veiling.
The Shadow World
4
Strange lights flashed among the gauzy clouds, as if from distant lightning.
Sons of the Oak
5
Valean stepped through the open archway, gently pushing the gauzy curtains apart.
The evolutionary void
6
A bee's gauzy wings and yellow legs were disappearing in the distance.
A Kindergarten Story Book
7
The gauzy stuff seemed to vibrate-itsstrands to run together like quick-silver.
The Moon Pool
8
She shrank back, drawing the gauzy silk robe closer about her breast.
The Ne'er-Do-Well
9
A very thin and gauzy partition divides Clara Morse's brains from idiocy.
At the Mercy of Tiberius
10
She threw a gauzy scarf about her neck, and turned to go.
The Way of an Eagle
11
See, folded up under them is a pair of delicate gauzy wings.
The Insect Folk
12
Then the breeze drew a gauzy curtain of mist across the ravine.
Feminist dot com
13
No pretty clothes or gauzy garments, or stars, or crowns, or wands!
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
14
Sophie wrapped her fingers around the gauzy curtains and shut her eyes.
Sophie's world
15
The dawn broke in good earnest, throwing aside its gauzy draperies of mauve.
Arizona Nights
16
The Martini made me dizzy and gave everything a gauzy effect.
Man on the run
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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