tissue paper
noun
: a thin gauzy paper used especially for protecting something (as by covering or wrapping)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Of secrets locked in their hope chests, of dreams folded away in tissue paper with other souvenirs. 
Alexis E. Barton, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 Wholesale tissue paper prices are climbing to an all-time high, indicating inflationary pressures are still on the rise. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 Simply cut facial features and stems from construction paper and apply to orange honeycomb tissue paper balls with glue dots. Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022 Through a low pointed arch, and suddenly the two spires of the Abbey made of gray tissue paper, a little wreath of gold tissue crinkled at the top. Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022 Papel picado, colorful tissue paper with cutouts, adorn Day of the Dead celebrations. Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2022 Yes, that’s right, the birthplace of the computer age keeps track of its most precious resource using filing cabinets crammed with pages that can be as delicate as tissue paper. Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021 The chopper was carrying seven people, including four Turkish citizens, two Lebanese and the Italian pilot, from Lucca to Treviso to visit a tissue paper production facility. Nicole Winfield, ajc, 11 June 2022 The children were crafting cardboard and tissue paper bears, which represent the symbol of the Zakarpattia Oblast. Washington Post, 8 May 2022 See More
Alexis E. Barton, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 Wholesale tissue paper prices are climbing to an all-time high, indicating inflationary pressures are still on the rise. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 Simply cut facial features and stems from construction paper and apply to orange honeycomb tissue paper balls with glue dots. Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022 Through a low pointed arch, and suddenly the two spires of the Abbey made of gray tissue paper, a little wreath of gold tissue crinkled at the top. Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022 Papel picado, colorful tissue paper with cutouts, adorn Day of the Dead celebrations. Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2022 Yes, that’s right, the birthplace of the computer age keeps track of its most precious resource using filing cabinets crammed with pages that can be as delicate as tissue paper. Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021 The chopper was carrying seven people, including four Turkish citizens, two Lebanese and the Italian pilot, from Lucca to Treviso to visit a tissue paper production facility. Nicole Winfield, ajc, 11 June 2022 The children were crafting cardboard and tissue paper bears, which represent the symbol of the Zakarpattia Oblast. Washington Post, 8 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1777, in the meaning defined above