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   tissue

   /ˈtɪʃuː/

   noun

   • 1. any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products: "inflammation is a reaction of living tissue to infection or injury" Similar mattermaterialsubstancestufffleshthe body
   • 2. tissue paper: "a slim package wrapped in blue tissue"
   • ▪ a disposable piece of absorbent paper, used especially as a handkerchief or for cleaning the skin: "a box of tissues" Similar tissue paperwrapping paperpaper handkerchiefdisposable handkerchieffacial tissuetoilet tissuetoilet paperwipepaper towelkitchen toweltrademark:Kleenex
   • ▪ rich or fine material of a delicate or gauzy texture: "the blue and silver tissue sari" Similar gauzegossamerchiffonnettingmeshlatticewebwebbingscreenmatfabricmaterialtextilefibre
   • 3. an intricate structure or network made from a number of connected items: "such scandalous stories are a tissue of lies" Similar webnetworknexusmazetangleknotcomplexmassconglomerationsetserieschain

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French tissu ‘woven’, past participle of tistre, from Latin texere ‘to weave’. The word originally denoted a rich material, often interwoven with gold or silver threads, later (mid 16th century) any woven fabric, hence the notion of ‘intricacy’.

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