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ˈtɪʃuː,
ˈtɪsjuː/
n.
- any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products.
- tissue paper.
▸a piece of absorbent paper, used especially as a disposable handkerchief.
- fabric of a delicate gauzy texture.
- a web-like structure or network:
a tissue of lies.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. tissu ‘woven’, past part. of tistre, from L. texere ‘to weave’.