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Definitions for: Tissue
[n] a part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
[n] a soft thin (usually translucent) paper
[v] of textiles; create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
Webster (1913) Definition: Tis"sue, n. [F. tissu, fr. tissu, p. p. of tisser,
tistre, to weave, fr. L. texere. See Text.]
1. A woven fabric.
2. A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.;
specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver
threads, or embossed with figures.
A robe of tissue, stiff with golden wire. --Dryden.
In their glittering tissues bear emblazed Holy
memorials. --Milton.
3. (Biol.) One of the elementary materials or fibres, having
a uniform structure and a specialized function, of which
ordinary animals and plants are composed; a texture; as,
epithelial tissue; connective tissue.
Note: The term tissue is also often applied in a wider sense
to all the materials or elementary tissues, differing
in structure and function, which go to make up an
organ; as, vascular tissue, tegumentary tissue, etc.
4. Fig.: Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected
series; as, a tissue of forgeries, or of falsehood.
Unwilling to leave the dry bones of Agnosticism
wholly unclothed with any living tissue of religious
emotion. --A. J.
Balfour.
Tissue paper, very thin, gauzelike paper, used for
protecting engravings in books, for wrapping up delicate
articles, etc.
Tis"sue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tissued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tissuing.]
To form tissue of; to interweave.
Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. --Bacon.
Synonyms: tissue paper, weave
See Also: animal tissue, bathroom tissue, being, body part, braid, brocade, cigarette paper, create from raw material, create from raw stuff, facial tissue, isthmus, Kleenex, lace, net, organism, paper, plait, plant tissue, rolling paper, toilet paper, toilet tissue, twill, web
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