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Definition of tissue noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tissue

noun
 
/ˈtɪʃuː/
 
/ˈtɪʃuː/
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  1. [countable] a piece of soft paper, used especially as a handkerchief
    • a box of tissues
    • He wiped his nose on a tissue.
    • She grabbed a wad of tissues from the box and soaked up the spilt juice.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • paper
    • toilet
    … of tissues
    • box
    • pack
    • package
    verb + tissue
    • use
    • take
    preposition
    • on a/​the tissue
    • with a/​the tissue
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable]
    (also tissues [plural])
    a collection of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants
    • muscle/brain/lung tissue
    • scar tissue
    see also soft tissue
    Extra Examples
    • Dyes were extracted by boiling the plant tissue.
    • She treats skin and soft tissue injuries in casualty.
    • Vitamin C helps maintain healthy connective tissue.
    Topics Bodyc1, Biologyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • living
    • healthy
    • normal
    verb + tissue
    • damage
    • remove
    See full entry
  3. (also tissue paper)
    [uncountable] very thin paper used for wrapping and packing things that break easily
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tissu ‘woven’, past participle of tistre, from Latin texere ‘to weave’. The word originally denoted a rich material, often interwoven with gold or silver threads, later (mid 16th cent.) any woven fabric, hence the sense of ‘intricacy’.
Idioms
a tissue of lies
  1. (literary) a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of lies
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