tissue paper
noun
: a thin gauzy paper used especially for protecting something (as by covering or wrapping)
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Sandwich scraps of colorful tissue paper between two sheets of contact paper to make the translucent center.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
Gift Wrapping Supplies From gift bags to wrapping and tissue paper, Dollar Tree is a one-stop shop for deals on gifting supplies.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
Inside, nestled in soft tissue paper, was a teddy bear made of old clothes.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 11 May 2025
The tacky-meter reaches new heights when Brit presents the Housewives (of course no one else got gift bags) some of her shapewear in sad cardboard boxes without a lick of tissue paper or even a measly bow.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 26 May 2025
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
Gift Wrapping Supplies From gift bags to wrapping and tissue paper, Dollar Tree is a one-stop shop for deals on gifting supplies.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
Inside, nestled in soft tissue paper, was a teddy bear made of old clothes.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 11 May 2025
The tacky-meter reaches new heights when Brit presents the Housewives (of course no one else got gift bags) some of her shapewear in sad cardboard boxes without a lick of tissue paper or even a measly bow.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 26 May 2025
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“Tissue paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tissue%20paper. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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