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tissue paper

noun

  1. a very thin, almost transparent paper used for wrapping delicate articles, covering illustrations in books, copying letters, etc.


tissue paper

noun

  1. very thin soft delicate paper used to wrap breakable goods, as decoration, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tissue paper1

First recorded in 1770–80
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Last November, Roy, from Essex, surprised his son by wearing his medals, which were still in the boxes and tissue paper they came in.

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In the days after Baby Callum's discovery, tests found wads of tissue paper had been inserted into his mouth and throat, confirming it was not likely to have been an accident.

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Medical evidence about how Callum died was inconclusive, but Justice Eady said it was likely he had been suffocated possibly when wads of tissue paper were inserted into his mouth and throat.

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Forensic investigators found wads of tissue paper had been put into his mouth and throat, and found injuries consistent with asphyxiation after birth.

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Or the time Si put chips on blue tissue paper to dry and it dyed them blue.

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