tissue cloth

  • 1tissue — [tish′o͞o; ] chiefly Brit [, tis′yo͞o] n. [ME tissu, rich cloth < OFr < pp. of tistre, to weave < L texere, to weave: see TEXT] 1. cloth; esp., light, thin cloth, as gauze 2. an interwoven or intricate mass or series; mesh; network; web… …

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  • 2Tissue — Tis sue, n. [F. tissu, fr. tissu, p. p. of tisser, tistre, to weave, fr. L. texere. See {Text}.] 1. A woven fabric. [1913 Webster] 2. A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads …

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  • 3Tissue paper — Tissue Tis sue, n. [F. tissu, fr. tissu, p. p. of tisser, tistre, to weave, fr. L. texere. See {Text}.] 1. A woven fabric. [1913 Webster] 2. A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver… …

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  • 4Tissue — Tis sue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tissued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tissuing}.] To form tissue of; to interweave. [1913 Webster] Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5cloth — [n] fabric bolt, calico, cotton, dry goods, goods, material, stuff, synthetics, textiles, tissue, twill, weave, yard goods; concept 473 …

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  • 6tissue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gauze, fabric, web, net, mesh; membrane, cartilage, muscle; tissue or crepe paper; structure. See crossing, texture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A network] Syn. web, mesh, filigree, crossing, parcel,… …

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  • 7tissue — [14] Tissue is etymologically ‘woven’ cloth. The word was borrowed from Old French tissu ‘fine woven cloth’, which was a noun use of the past participle of tistre ‘weave’. This in turn was descended from Latin texere ‘weave’ (source of English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 8tissue — [14] Tissue is etymologically ‘woven’ cloth. The word was borrowed from Old French tissu ‘fine woven cloth’, which was a noun use of the past participle of tistre ‘weave’. This in turn was descended from Latin texere ‘weave’ (source of English… …

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  • 9cloth — n. (pl. cloths) 1 woven or felted material. 2 a piece of this. 3 a piece of cloth for a particular purpose; a tablecloth, dishcloth, etc. 4 woollen woven fabric as used for clothes. 5 a profession or status, esp. of the clergy, as shown by… …

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  • 10tissue — /ˈtɪʃu / (say tishooh) noun 1. Biology a. the substance of which an organism or part is composed. b. an aggregate of cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material in an animal or plant: muscular tissue. 2. a woven fabric …