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Tissues

Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.

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noun
  1. 1

    Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.

  2. 2

    A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.

  3. 3

    A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.

  4. 4

    Absorbent paper as material.

verb
  1. 1

    To form tissue of; to interweave.

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weavenounA type or way of weaving.
tissue papernounAn unspecified product made of tissue (absorbent paper), such as bathroom tissue, paper handkerchief or household towel.
bonesnoun(plural only) The framework or foundation of something.
clothnoun(countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
clothsnoun(countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
fabricnounA material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
fabricsnounA material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
fibresnounDietary fibre.
handkerchiefsnounA piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
organizationnoun(countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
organizationsa book by James G. March and Herbert A. Simon.
textilesnounThe industry involved in the manufacture of cloth.
towelsnounA cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
wipesnounThe act of wiping something.
wovennounA cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions (between the warp and weft directions), unless the threads are elastic.
yarnsnoun(uncountable) A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
hankiesnounAlternative form of hanky.
napkinsnounA serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating.
serviettesnoun(UK, Ireland, Canada) A table napkin, now especially a paper one.
kleenexnoun(Canada, US) A disposable tissue.

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