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tissue

tis·sue
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tish-oo or, esp. British, tis-yoo]
    • /ˈtɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈtɪs yu/
    • /ˈtɪʃ.uː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tish-oo or, esp. British, tis-yoo]
    • /ˈtɪʃ u or, esp. British, ˈtɪs yu/

Definitions of tissue word

  • noun tissue Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism. 1
  • noun tissue tissue paper. 1
  • noun tissue any of several kinds of soft gauzy papers used for various purposes: cleansing tissue; toilet tissue. 1
  • noun tissue an interwoven or interconnected series or mass: a tissue of falsehoods. 1
  • noun tissue a piece of thin writing paper on which carbon copies are made. 1
  • noun tissue a woven fabric, especially one of light or gauzy texture, originally woven with gold or silver: a blouse of a delicate tissue. 1

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Origin of tissue

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English tissew, variant of tissu < Middle French, Old French, noun use of past participle of tistre to weave < Latin texere

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tissue

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tissue popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

tissue usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tissue

noun tissue

  • applique — Applique is the craft of sewing fabric shapes onto larger pieces of cloth. You can also use applique to refer to things you make using this craft.
  • calico — Calico is plain white fabric made from cotton.
  • cilia — the eyelashes
  • cloth — Cloth is fabric which is made by weaving or knitting a substance such as cotton, wool, silk, or nylon. Cloth is used especially for making clothes.
  • cobweb — A cobweb is the net which a spider makes for catching insects.

Top questions with tissue

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