[ 'tɪʃu: , 'tɪsju: ]
■ noun
1》 any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products.
2》 ~ paper.
↘a piece of absorbent paper, used especially as a disposable handkerchief.
3》 fabric of a delicate gauzy texture.
4》 a web-like structure or network: a ~ of lies.
Derivatives
~y adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. tissu 'woven', past participle of tistre , from L. texere 'to weave'.