gauze

as in haze
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency wrapped in the pale gauze of a misty afternoon, the city seemed eerily romantic to the strolling lovers

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“Gauze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauze. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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