tissue

tissue

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of tissue in English

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɪs.juː/, /ˈtɪʃ.u/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/
  • Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɪsjuː, -ɪʃuː
  • Hyphenation: tis‧sue

Noun

tissue (countable and uncountable, plural tissues)

  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. (biology) A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to do a specific job.
  6. Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
  7. (horse racing, slang) The scratch sheet or racing form.

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Verb

tissue (third-person singular simple present tissues, present participle tissuing, simple past and past participle tissued)

  1. To form tissue of; to interweave.

References

  • “tissue”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • tissue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Eustis, suites

Middle English

Noun

tissue

  1. Alternative form of tissu

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