tissue paper

noun

: a thin gauzy paper used especially for protecting something (as by covering or wrapping)

Examples of tissue paper in a Sentence

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Participants in the workshop will be able to choose from a spectrum of colored tissue paper to make flowers for the mother figure in their lives. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025 As guests arrived, they were treated to tote bags filled with various goodies, including fresh baguettes wrapped in personalized tissue paper designed by Mariee Ami's vice president of graphic design, Mary Baugh, who was behind all of the wedding artwork. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 25 July 2025 Battaglia did not turn to look at a woman in the public seating area who sobbed as the charges were read, prompting an officer to hand her a tissue paper. Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025 Sandwich scraps of colorful tissue paper between two sheets of contact paper to make the translucent center. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tissue paper

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tissue paper was in 1777

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“Tissue paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tissue%20paper. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

tissue paper

noun
: a thin paper used especially to wrap delicate articles
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