tissuing

Variant of tissue

tissue definition

tis·sue (tis̸h′o̵̅o̅; chiefly Brit, tis′yo̵̅o̅)

noun

  1. cloth; esp., light, thin cloth, as gauze
  2. an interwoven or intricate mass or series; mesh; network; web a tissue of lies
  3. a piece of soft, absorbent paper, used as a disposable handkerchief, as toilet paper, etc.
    1. tissue paper
    2. a sheet of tissue paper
  5. 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

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

transitive verb tissued -·sued, tissuing -·su·ing

  1. to cover with tissue
  2. Archaic to weave into tissue

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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