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tissue
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.
- tissue paper
- a sheet of tissue paper
- Biol.
- the substance of an organic body or organ, consisting of cells and intercellular material
- any of the distinct structural materials of an organism, having a particular function: epithelial tissue
See tissue in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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