Main Entry: tis·sue

Pronunciation: \ˈti-(ˌ)shü, chiefly British ˈtis-(ˌ)yü\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English tysshewe, tyssew, a rich fabric, from Anglo-French tissue, from past participle of tistre to weave, from Latin texere — more at technical

Date: 1563

1 a : a fine lightweight often sheer fabric b : mesh, network, web <a tissue of lies>
2 : a piece of soft absorbent tissue paper used especially as a handkerchief or for removing cosmetics
3 : an aggregate of cells usually of a particular kind together with their intercellular substance that form one of the structural materials of a plant or an animal

— tis·su·ey \ˈti-shə-wē\ adjective