tissue
/ˈtɪsjuː//ˈtɪʃu/
noun
- 1
Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.
- 2
A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
- 3
A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
- 4
Absorbent paper as material.
- 5
A group of cells similar in origin that function together to do a specific job.
- 6
Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
“a tissue of forgeries, or of lies”
verb
- 1
To form tissue of; to interweave.
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