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
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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