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tissue.

Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɪs.juː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɪʃ.ju/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/General-American
  1. Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric.

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

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

    countable · uncountable
  4. Absorbent paper as material.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to perform a specific job.

    countable · uncountable
  6. Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.

    countable · uncountable
    a tissue of forgeries, or of lies
  7. The scratch sheet or racing form.

    countable · slang · uncountable
  8. A cigarette paper.

    Tasmania · countable · informal · uncountable
  9. Anything that is light, thin, and delicate.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu (“woven”), past participle of tistre (“to weave”), from Latin texō (“to weave”).

verb/ˈtɪs.juː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɪʃ.ju/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/General-American
  1. To form tissue of; to interweave.

    transitive
  2. To have the contents of an injection or intravenous drip leak into the tissue as a result of a ruptured or punctured vein.

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu (“woven”), past participle of tistre (“to weave”), from Latin texō (“to weave”).

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