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tissue

[ tish-ooor, especially British, tis-yoo ]

noun

  1. Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
  2. any of several kinds of soft gauzy papers used for various purposes:

    cleansing tissue; toilet tissue.

  3. an interwoven or interconnected series or mass:

    a tissue of falsehoods.

  4. a piece of thin writing paper on which carbon copies are made.
  5. a woven fabric, especially one of light or gauzy texture, originally woven with gold or silver:

    a blouse of a delicate tissue.



verb (used with object)

tissued, tissuing.
  1. to remove (a cosmetic or cream) with a facial tissue (often followed by off ):

    Tissue all cosmetics off the face before going to bed.

  2. to weave, especially with threads of gold and silver.

tissue

/ ˈtɪʃuË; ˈtɪsjuË /

noun

  1. a part of an organism consisting of a large number of cells having a similar structure and function

    connective tissue

    nerve tissue

  2. a thin piece of soft absorbent paper, usually of two or more layers, used as a disposable handkerchief, towel, etc
  3. an interwoven series

    a tissue of lies

  4. a woven cloth, esp of a light gauzy nature, originally interwoven with threads of gold or silver
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. rare.
    to weave into tissue
  2. to decorate or clothe with tissue or tissue paper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tissue

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  1. A large mass of similar cells that make up a part of an organism and perform a specific function. The internal organs and connective structures (including bone and cartilage) of vertebrates, and cambium, xylem, and phloem in plants are made up of different types of tissue.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tissue1

1325–75; Middle English tissew, variant of tissu < Middle French, Old French, noun use of past participle of tistre to weave < Latin texere
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tissue1

C14: from Old French tissu woven cloth, from tistre to weave, from Latin texere
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Example Sentences

“The Palisades rec center for me and my family represents like the connective tissue of the community, if that makes sense,†JJ said.

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The metals also accumulate in the tissues of animals exposed to them, and then make their way up the food chain as those organisms are eaten by larger ones.

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Sepsis is a life-threatening condition triggered when a person's immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage the body's own tissues and organs, with symptoms that can be hard to spot.

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When these generals sense danger they become excited and send out the attack signal, but when there is no danger detected they remain calm and instruct the army to ignore healthy tissues.

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A government spokesperson said the infected sheep was a female who had been showing signs of mastitis, an inflammation of the breast tissue.

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