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tissue
- /ˈtɪs.juː/ UK
- /ˈtɪʃ.ju/ UK
- /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/ US
Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɪsjuː, -ɪʃuː
Where it comes from
From Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu (“woven”), past participle of tistre (“to weave”), from Latin texō (“to weave”).
noun tissues
- Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric. Madame Legarde, the "glass of fashion and the nurse of form," (alias the most fashionable of milliners,) has comfortably assured me, "that my figure has great merit, and only requires cultivation:" this is to be done by tissues, brocades, and laces, which are now scattered round me in charming confu
- A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures. A Robe of Tiſſue, ſtiff with golden Wire; / An upper Veſt, once Hellen’s rich Attire; [...]
- A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief. Prosecutor Kevin Lucie told the court that Thomas, who was seen dabbing his eyes with a tissue at one point during the hearing, slashed an adrift boat with a knife and said: "You are on English territory. This is England. This is not France any more."
- Absorbent paper as material.
- A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to perform a specific job. What they lack is outermost brain tissue that, at least in humans, prompts awareness and interpretation.
- Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series. a tissue of forgeries, or of lies
- The scratch sheet or racing form. Lenehan came ourt of the inner office with Sport's tissues. —Who wants a dead cert for the Gold cup? he asked.
- A cigarette paper.
- Anything that is light, thin, and delicate.
verb tissues · tissuing · tissued
- To form tissue of; to interweave. The Chariot was couered with Cloth of Gold tiſſued vpon blew.
- To have the contents of an injection or intravenous drip leak into the tissue as a result of a ruptured or punctured vein.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: weave, tissue paper, webbing, woven, handkerchief, kleenex, hanky, textiles, textile, tapestry, floss, cloth, make-up, scarf, towel, linen
Translations
Every language
noun woven fabric
| Español | tejido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조직 jojik |
| 日本語 | 織物 orimono |
| 中文 | 纸巾 zhǐjīn |
| Português | tecido |
| Français | tissu |
| Deutsch | Gewebe |
| Italiano | tessuto |
| Ελληνικά | ύφασμα ýfasma, πλέγμα plégma, ορμαθός ormathós |
| Română | batistă, șervețel |
| Русский | ткань tkanʹ |
| עברית | רקמה |
noun sheet of absorbent paper
| Español | pañuelo, pañuelo de papel, clínex |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 박엽지 bagyeopji, 휴지 hyuji, 티슈 페이퍼 tisyu peipeo, 티슈 tisyu, 화장지 hwajangji |
| 日本語 | ティッシュペーパー tisshu pēpā, ティッシュ tisshu, 鼻紙 hanagami, 塵紙 chirigami |
| 中文 | 面巾紙 /面巾纸 miànjīnzhǐ, 紙巾 /纸巾 zhǐjīn |
| Português | lenço de papel |
| Français | mouchoir en papier, kleenex |
| Deutsch | Papier, Tuch, Toilettenpapier, Taschentuch |
| Ελληνικά | χαρτί chartí |
| Русский | салфе́тка salfétka |
| Tiếng Việt | khăn giấy |
| العربية | مَنْدِيل mandīl, مِنْدِيل mindīl |
| עברית | טישו, נייר סופג |
noun paper material
| Português | papel absorvente |
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Talk about this word "tissue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tissue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tissue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tissue "tissue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tissue.Cite this
@misc{tissue_2026,
title = {tissue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tissue},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
