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Word: Tissue
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French tissu ‘woven’, past participle of tistre, from Latin texere ‘to weave’. The word originally denoted a rich material, often interwoven with gold or silver threads, later (mid 16th century) any woven fabric, hence the notion of ‘intricacy’
ˈtɪʃuː
ˈtɪsjuː
any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products
Short Definition:any of distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made
Examples:- inflammation is a reaction of living tissue to infection or injury
- scar tissue
- DNA prepared from tissue samples
- the organs and tissues of the body
tissue paper
Short Definition:tissue paper
Examples:- a slim package wrapped in blue tissue
an intricate structure or network made from a number of connected items
Short Definition:intricate structure or network
Examples:- such scandalous stories are a tissue of lies
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