tissue

/ˈtɪs.juː/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric.

2

A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.

3

A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.

4

Absorbent paper as material.

5

A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to do a specific job.

6

Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.

7

The scratch sheet or racing form.

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