# tissue

Pronunciation: US say "TISH-oo" /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/; UK say "TIS-yoo" /ˈtɪs.juː/

## Noun

1. A thin, soft sheet of absorbent paper, especially one used for blowing the nose, as toilet paper, or for wrapping.
   - Simple: A soft, thin piece of paper used for blowing your nose or wiping things.
   - _He pulled a tissue from the box and wiped the spilled coffee._
   - _A damp tissue is no use once it starts to fall apart._
2. Soft absorbent paper considered as a material rather than as a single sheet.
   - Simple: Soft, thin paper used as a material for wrapping or padding things.
   - _Each ornament was packed in layers of delicate tissue._
   - _Tissue crumples easily, so it cushions fragile items well._
3. A group of similar cells that work together to carry out a specific function in the body.
   - Simple: A group of cells in the body that work together to do one job.
   - _The biopsy revealed abnormal tissue in the patient's lung._
   - _Connective tissue holds the body's organs in their proper places._
4. An intricate web or connected series of things, especially an elaborate fabrication.
   - Simple: A web of things joined together, often used for a story that is full of lies.
   - _His confident testimony proved to be a tissue of falsehoods._
   - _The article was a tissue of rumors stitched together as fact._
5. Thin woven fabric that is light and gauze-like.
   - Simple: A thin, see-through cloth that is soft like a fine net.
   - _The dancer's costume floated around her, cut from sheer woven tissue._
   - _Bolts of fine tissue were stacked at the back of the draper's shop._
6. A delicate, see-through silk cloth, especially a kind patterned in relief or woven with gold or silver threads, used for veils and similar articles.
   - Simple: A fine, see-through silk cloth, sometimes woven with gold or silver threads.
   - _The bridal veil was cut from shimmering tissue shot through with silver._
   - _Court robes of tissue gleamed under the chandeliers._
8. The scratch sheet or racing form listing the entries and odds for horse races. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A sheet of paper that lists the horses and betting odds for a race.
   - _The old hands at the track swear by the tissue when picking a winner._
   - _He folded the tissue under his arm and headed for the betting window._

## Verb

7. To form into tissue; to weave or interweave separate things into a connected whole.
   - Simple: To weave different things together into one connected piece.
   - _Master weavers tissue gold and crimson into ceremonial robes._
   - _The novelist manages to tissue several storylines into a single design._

## Origin

From Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu ("woven"), the past participle of tistre ("to weave"), which came from Latin texō ("to weave").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tissue (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).