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 cosmetics3: 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