tissue en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɪʃ.ju/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/ (General-American)
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- /ˈtɪs.juː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu (“woven”), past participle of tistre (“to weave”), from Latin texō (“to weave”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue.
1963, Margery Allingham, The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 214: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 confusion.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 65–66:
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(countable, uncountable) A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
Corinius went on the right, wearing a rich cloak of sky-blue tissue over his shining armour.
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 20:A Robe of Tiſſue, ſtiff with golden Wire; / An upper Veſt, once Hellen’s rich Attire; [...]
1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 228, lines 915–916:In their glittering tissues bear emblazed / Holy memorials.
1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
- (countable, uncountable) Absorbent paper as material.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2014, Robert K. Bolger, Scott Korb, Gesturing Toward Reality: David Foster Wallace and Philosophy:
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(countable, uncountable) Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
a tissue of forgeries, or of lies
unwilling to leave the dry bones of Agnosticism wholly unclothed with any living tissue of religious emotion
1888, A. J. Balfour, The Religion of Humanity:
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(countable, slang, uncountable) 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.
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 7: Aeolus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 123:Pricing the first show is a matter of the bookmaker's individual judgment, relying upon advice from all quarters, particularly the tissue; but very soon in the betting exchanges it becomes clear that the sole criterion for the fixing of a horse's price is demand.
2016, Gerald Hammond, The Language of Horse Racing:
- (Tasmania, countable, informal, uncountable) A cigarette paper.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything that is light, thin, and delicate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| tissues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tissueless · epithelial tissue · tissue culture · facial tissue · soft tissue · ground tissue · intratissue · cloth of tissue · conjunctive tissue · living tissue · scar tissue · tissue engineering · deep tissue · biotissue · subtissue · nontissue · antitissue · nervous tissue · adipose tissue · tissuelike · bath tissue · multitissue · mixed connective tissue disease · tissue paper · intertissue · tissuey · palisade tissue · connective tissue · osseous tissue · toilet tissue · granulation tissue · Japanese tissue · tissue typing · tissue equivalent material · tissue factor · tissue committee · macrotissue · vascular tissue · mesenchymal tissue · microtissue · bathroom tissue · tissual · bone tissue · neotissue
Translations (181)
acw منديل (sheet of absorbent paper) · pt papel absorvente (paper material) · he רקמה (woven fabric) · fa بافت (aggregation of cells) · ko 조직 (woven fabric) · az salfet (sheet of absorbent paper) · ta திசு (aggregation of cells) · ca teixit (woven fabric) · ko 조직 (aggregation of cells) · oc teissut (woven fabric) · ta இழையம் (aggregation of cells) · sw tishu (aggregation of cells) · gl tecido (aggregation of cells) · el ιστός (aggregation of cells) · ka ქსოვილი (aggregation of cells) · ka ქსოვილი (woven fabric) · ko 티슈 페이퍼 (sheet of absorbent paper) · sl tkivo (aggregation of cells) · ga fíochán (aggregation of cells) · hy գործվածք (woven fabric) · it tessuto (aggregation of cells) · fa دستمال (sheet of absorbent paper) · ja 織物 (woven fabric) · ro șervețel (woven fabric) · tr nesiç (aggregation of cells) · he נייר סופג (sheet of absorbent paper) · da serviet (sheet of absorbent paper) · ja 塵紙 (sheet of absorbent paper) · ca teixit (aggregation of cells) · az əlsilən (sheet of absorbent paper) · pt lenço de papel (sheet of absorbent paper) · nn vev (aggregation of cells) · tl sihayan (aggregation of cells) · da stof (woven fabric) · hy անձեռոցիկ (sheet of absorbent paper) · sv näsduk (sheet of absorbent paper) · kmr şane (aggregation of cells) · uk ткани́на (aggregation of cells) · ur نَسِیج (aggregation of cells) · ro țesut (aggregation of cells) · is vefur (aggregation of cells) · th ทิชชู่ (sheet of absorbent paper) · is pappírsþurrka (sheet of absorbent paper) · gd eadar-fhighe (woven fabric) · es pañuelo de papel (sheet of absorbent paper) · be тка́нка (aggregation of cells) · ast texíu (woven fabric) · de Gewebe (woven fabric) · mk ткиво (aggregation of cells) · ko 박엽지 (sheet of absorbent paper) · fr tissu (aggregation of cells) · cs papírový kapesník (sheet of absorbent paper) · ar مِنْدِيل (sheet of absorbent paper) · km ក្រដាស់ជូតមាត់ (sheet of absorbent paper) · nl tissue (sheet of absorbent paper) · ru ткань (aggregation of cells) · sv vävnad (aggregation of cells) · ko 화장지 (sheet of absorbent paper) · fr mouchoir en papier (sheet of absorbent paper) · de Taschentuch (sheet of absorbent paper) · fr kleenex (sheet of absorbent paper) · vo histun (aggregation of cells) · es tejido (aggregation of cells) · bg тъкан (woven fabric) · ur بَافْت (aggregation of cells) · ms tisu (aggregation of cells) · es pañuelo (sheet of absorbent paper) · hu szövet (aggregation of cells) · enm tissu (fine, transparent silk material) · hy հյուսվածք (aggregation of cells) · mn нэхмэл (sheet of absorbent paper) · nl weefsel (woven fabric) · gl tecido (woven fabric) · hi ऊतक (aggregation of cells) · he רקמה (aggregation of cells) · es tejido (woven fabric) · ar مَنْدِيل (sheet of absorbent paper) · gd maothran (aggregation of cells) · cs pletivo (aggregation of cells) · pl chusteczka (sheet of absorbent paper) · fi harsokudos (woven fabric) · id saputangan (sheet of absorbent paper) · fi vessapaperiarkki (sheet of absorbent paper) · io texajo (woven fabric) · sl robec (sheet of absorbent paper) · cmn 面巾紙 /面巾纸 (sheet of absorbent paper) · sh ткиво (aggregation of cells) · nl weefsel (aggregation of cells) · pl chusteczka higieniczna (sheet of absorbent paper) · ga ciarsúr páipéir (sheet of absorbent paper) · da lommetørklæde (sheet of absorbent paper) · de Tuch (sheet of absorbent paper) · vi mô (aggregation of cells) · oc teissut (aggregation of cells) · ka ხელსახოცი (sheet of absorbent paper) · el ύφασμα (woven fabric) · pt tecido (woven fabric) · ast texíu (aggregation of cells) · mr ऊती (aggregation of cells) · pl tkanka (aggregation of cells) · vi khăn giấy (sheet of absorbent paper) · la textus (woven fabric) · bg салфе́тка (sheet of absorbent paper) · az xörək dəsmalı (sheet of absorbent paper) · ba туҡыма (woven fabric) · cmn 紙巾 /纸巾 (sheet of absorbent paper) · la textus (aggregation of cells) · ur ریشَہ (aggregation of cells) · bg плат (woven fabric) · ar نَسِيج حَيَوِيّ (aggregation of cells) · ru салфе́тка (sheet of absorbent paper) · da væv (aggregation of cells) · ko 휴지 (sheet of absorbent paper) · id tisu (sheet of absorbent paper) · ja ティッシュ (sheet of absorbent paper) · mi rauangiangi (sheet of absorbent paper) · ja 組織 (aggregation of cells) · ur عَضْلَہ (aggregation of cells) · fi paperinenäliina (sheet of absorbent paper) · lt audinys (aggregation of cells) · hu papír zsebkendő (sheet of absorbent paper) · km ក្រដាសទន់ (paper material) · az toxuma (aggregation of cells) · mk салфе́тка (sheet of absorbent paper) · id kacu (sheet of absorbent paper) · bg воал (fine, transparent silk material) · eo histo (aggregation of cells) · es clínex (sheet of absorbent paper) · fi paperiliina (sheet of absorbent paper) · cmn 纸巾 (woven fabric) · cmn 組織 /组织 (aggregation of cells) · arz منديل (sheet of absorbent paper) · ca mocador (sheet of absorbent paper) · eu ehun (aggregation of cells) · sl robec (woven fabric) · cs papírová utěrka (sheet of absorbent paper) · ca mocador de paper (sheet of absorbent paper) · ko 티슈 (sheet of absorbent paper) · cs tkáň (aggregation of cells) · fi silkkiharso (fine, transparent silk material) · it tessuto (woven fabric) · mi pūtautau (aggregation of cells) · nb vev (aggregation of cells) · de Gewebe (aggregation of cells) · el ορμαθός (woven fabric) · da toiletpapir (sheet of absorbent paper) · fi pehmopaperi (paper material) · id jaringan (aggregation of cells) · id tisu toilet (sheet of absorbent paper) · de Toilettenpapier (sheet of absorbent paper) · fi talouspaperi (sheet of absorbent paper) · ta மெல்லிழுப்புத்தாள் (sheet of absorbent paper) · az toxuma (woven fabric) · be сурвэ́тка (sheet of absorbent paper) · fi harsokangas (woven fabric) · fi solukko (aggregation of cells) · sv pappersnäsduk (sheet of absorbent paper) · el πλέγμα (woven fabric) · he טישו (sheet of absorbent paper) · pt tecido (aggregation of cells) · fr tissu (woven fabric) · bg тъкан (aggregation of cells) · id serbet (sheet of absorbent paper) · nl papieren zakdoekje (sheet of absorbent paper) · uk серве́тка (sheet of absorbent paper) · el χαρτί (sheet of absorbent paper) · yue 紙巾 /纸巾 (sheet of absorbent paper) · is þurrka (sheet of absorbent paper) · ru ткань (woven fabric) · ja 鼻紙 (sheet of absorbent paper) · km ជាលិកា (aggregation of cells) · sl robček (sheet of absorbent paper) · tr doku (aggregation of cells) · th เนื้อเยื่อ (aggregation of cells) · sh tkivo (aggregation of cells) · ja ティッシュペーパー (sheet of absorbent paper) · id tisu (woven fabric) · fi kudos (aggregation of cells) · nl zakdoek (sheet of absorbent paper) · ro batistă (woven fabric) · de Papier (sheet of absorbent paper)