tissue
noun /ˈtɪʃuː/
/ˈtɪʃuː/
Idioms 
enlarge image[countable] a piece of soft paper, used especially as a handkerchief- a box of tissues
- He wiped his nose on a tissue.
- She grabbed a wad of tissues from the box and soaked up the spilt wine.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- paper
- toilet
- box
- pack
- package
- …
- use
- take
- on a/the tissue
- with a/the tissue
- [uncountable](also tissues [plural])a collection of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants
- muscle/brain/lung tissue
- scar tissue
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyc1, Biologyc1- Dyes were extracted by boiling the plant tissue.
- She treats skin and soft tissue injuries in casualty.
- Vitamin C helps maintain healthy connective tissue.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- living
- healthy
- normal
- …
- damage
- remove
- (also tissue paper)[uncountable] very thin paper used for wrapping and packing things that break easily
Word Originlate 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 cent.) any woven fabric, hence the sense of ‘intricacy’.
Idioms
a tissue of lies
- (literary) a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of lies