tissue

noun

/ˈtɪʃuː/

Idioms

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[countable] a piece of soft paper, used especially as a handkerchief
- a box of tissues
- He wiped his nose on a tissue.
- She grabbed a wad of tissues from the box and soaked up the spilt wine.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- paper
- toilet
… of tissues
- box
- pack
- package
- …
verb + tissue
- use
- take
preposition
- on a/the tissue
- with a/the tissue
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[uncountable]
(also tissues [plural])
a collection of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants
- muscle/brain/lung tissue
- scar tissue
see also soft tissue
Extra Examples
- Dyes were extracted by boiling the plant tissue.
- She treats skin and soft tissue injuries in casualty.
- Vitamin C helps maintain healthy connective tissue.
Topics Bodyc1, Biologyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- living
- healthy
- normal
- …
verb + tissue
- damage
- remove
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(also tissue paper)
[uncountable] very thin paper used for wrapping and packing things that break easily

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tissu ‘woven’, past participle of tistre, from Latin texere ‘to weave’. The word originally denoted a rich material, often interwoven with gold or silver threads, later (mid 16th cent.) any woven fabric, hence the sense of ‘intricacy’.

Idioms

a tissue of lies

(literary) a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of lies

单词	tissue
释义	tissue noun /ˈtɪʃuː/ /ˈtɪʃuː/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image [countable] a piece of soft paper, used especially as a handkerchief a box of tissues He wiped his nose on a tissue. She grabbed a wad of tissues from the box and soaked up the spilt wine. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective paper toilet … of tissues box pack package … verb + tissue use take preposition on a/the tissue with a/the tissue See full entry [uncountable] (also tissues [plural]) a collection of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants muscle/brain/lung tissue scar tissue see also soft tissue Extra Examples Dyes were extracted by boiling the plant tissue. She treats skin and soft tissue injuries in casualty. Vitamin C helps maintain healthy connective tissue. Topics Bodyc1, Biologyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective living healthy normal … verb + tissue damage remove See full entry (also tissue paper) [uncountable] very thin paper used for wrapping and packing things that break easily Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tissu ‘woven’, past participle of tistre, from Latin texere ‘to weave’. The word originally denoted a rich material, often interwoven with gold or silver threads, later (mid 16th cent.) any woven fabric, hence the sense of ‘intricacy’. Idioms a tissue of lies (literary) a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of lies
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