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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tis•sue /ˈtɪʃu/USA pronunciation n. - Biologya group of similar cells forming a structural part of a living thing: [uncountable]living tissue; soft tissue.[countable]That virus could invade the body's tissues.
- tissue paper.
- any of several kinds of soft paper used for various purposes: [uncountable]toilet tissue.[countable]He took a tissue and wiped his nose.
- a connected series or mass:[countable]a tissue of lies.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tis•sue (tish′o̅o̅ or, esp. Brit., tis′yo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., v., -sued, -su•ing. n. - Biologyan aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- See tissue paper.
- any of several kinds of soft gauzy papers used for various purposes:cleansing tissue; toilet tissue.
- an interwoven or interconnected series or mass:a tissue of falsehoods.
- a piece of thin writing paper on which carbon copies are made.
- Textilesa woven fabric, esp. one of light or gauzy texture, originally woven with gold or silver:a blouse of a delicate tissue.
v.t. - to remove (a cosmetic or cream) with a facial tissue (often fol. by off):Tissue all cosmetics off the face before going to bed.
- to weave, esp. with threads of gold and silver.
- Latin texere
- Middle French, Old French, noun, nominal use of past participle of tistre to weave
- Middle English tissew, variant of tissu 1325–75
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