tis ‧ sue /ˈtɪʃuː, -sjuː $ -ʃuː/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: tissu 'fine cloth' , from tistre 'to weave' , from Latin texere ; ⇨ ↑ text ]
1 . [countable] a piece of soft thin paper, used especially for blowing your nose on:
a box of tissues
2 . [uncountable] ( also tissue paper ) light thin paper used for wrapping, packing etc
3 . [uncountable] the material forming animal or plant cells
lung/brain etc tissue
4 . a tissue of lies British English a story or account that is completely untrue