tissue
/ˈtɪs.juː/
Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric; A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief; A group of cells that are similar in origin and function together to perform a specific job
- plural
- tissues
Meanings
- 1
Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric
Give a tissue to Tom.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
I don't need a tissue.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief
- 3
A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to perform a specific job
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A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figuresrare
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Absorbent paper as materialrare
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Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected seriesrare
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The scratch sheet or racing formrare
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A cigarette paperrare
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Anything that is light, thin, and delicaterare