tissue paper
noun
: a thin gauzy paper used especially for protecting something (as by covering or wrapping)
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In the clip, empty boxes and tissue paper can be seen scattered around the living area.
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Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
The extra pocket on the front is the perfect spot to store gift bags and tissue paper.
—Addie Morton, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2023
Wash your mother’s clothes one last time and put them away—
like wrapping a scoop of snow in tissue paper.
—Carolyn Forché, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2024
The tape was found next to a piece of tissue paper containing fecal matter – and a fingerprint that forensic analysts said belonged to Fleetwood.
—The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
Then fringe the ends by cutting many thing slits and add tissue paper pom-poms to resemble a firework display.
—Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2024
Later in the lab, the researchers put the samples in a piece of tissue paper within a closed funnel filled with some water.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
Wrap them in acid-free tissue paper to protect the garments.
—Abby Ferguson, Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2024
The mineral blend works like an enzyme or bioactive treatment and is effective against waste solids and household tissue paper.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
The extra pocket on the front is the perfect spot to store gift bags and tissue paper.
—Addie Morton, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2023
Wash your mother’s clothes one last time and put them away—
like wrapping a scoop of snow in tissue paper.
—Carolyn Forché, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2024
The tape was found next to a piece of tissue paper containing fecal matter – and a fingerprint that forensic analysts said belonged to Fleetwood.
—The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
Then fringe the ends by cutting many thing slits and add tissue paper pom-poms to resemble a firework display.
—Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2024
Later in the lab, the researchers put the samples in a piece of tissue paper within a closed funnel filled with some water.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
Wrap them in acid-free tissue paper to protect the garments.
—Abby Ferguson, Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2024
The mineral blend works like an enzyme or bioactive treatment and is effective against waste solids and household tissue paper.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
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“Tissue paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tissue%20paper. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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