How to Spell tissue

tissue

tissue - noun

  • A piece of soft absorbent tissue paper used especially as a handkerchief or for removing cosmetics
  • An aggregate of cells usually of a particular kind together with their intercellular substance that form one of the structural materials of a plant or an animal
  • A fine lightweight often sheer fabric
  • Mesh, network, web
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"a tissue of lies"

Etymology

French

Middle English tysshewe, tyssew, a rich fabric, from Anglo-French tissue, from past participle of tistre to weave, from Latin texere

Word family

tissues

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