TISSUE


Meaning of TISSUE in English

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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.