tissue

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu (“woven”), past participle of tistre (“to weave”), from Latin texō (“to weave”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɪs.juː/, /ˈtɪʃ.ju/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/ Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɪsjuː, -ɪʃuː Hyphenation: tis‧sue === Noun === tissue (countable and uncountable, plural tissues) Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric. A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures. A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief. Absorbent paper as material. (biology) A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to do a specific job. Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series. (horse racing, slang) The scratch sheet or racing form. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tissue (third-person singular simple present tissues, present participle tissuing, simple past and past participle tissued) To form tissue of; to interweave. === References === “tissue”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. tissue on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Eustis, suites == Middle English == === Noun === tissue alternative form of tissu