tissue

The definition of tissue is group of cells, or an absorbent paper, or thin paper used for wrapping gifts.

(noun)

All of the soft joints and ligaments in your neck are an example of neck tissue.
A Kleenex is an example of a tissue.
A thin piece of bright red paper used to wrap fragile gifts is an example of tissue paper.

See tissue in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

cloth; esp., light, thin cloth, as gauze
an interwoven or intricate mass or series; mesh; network; web: a tissue of lies
a piece of soft, absorbent paper, used as a disposable handkerchief, as toilet paper, etc.
1. tissue paper
2. a sheet of tissue paper
Biol.
1. the substance of an organic body or organ, consisting of cells and intercellular material
2. any of the distinct structural materials of an organism, having a particular function: epithelial tissue

Origin: ME tissu, rich cloth < OFr < pp. of tistre, to weave < L texere, to weave: see text

transitive verb tissued, tissuing

See tissue in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A fine, very thin fabric, such as gauze.
Tissue paper.
A soft, absorbent piece of paper used as toilet paper, a handkerchief, or a towel.
An interwoven or interrelated number of things; a web; a network: “The text is a tissue of mocking echoes” (Richard M. Kain).
Biology An aggregation of morphologically similar cells and associated intercellular matter acting together to perform one or more specific functions in the body. There are four basic types of tissue: muscle, nerve, epidermal, and connective.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English tissu, a rich kind of cloth

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from past participle of tistre, to weave

Origin: , from Latin texere; see teks- in Indo-European roots

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