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Noun: tissue  ti-shoo
  1. Part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
     
  2. A soft thin (usually translucent) paper
    - tissue paper
     
  3. A connected network, a web
    "his story was a tissue of lies"
Verb: tissue  ti-shoo
  1. (handicraft) create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
    "tissue textiles";
    - weave

Derived forms: tissuing, tissued, tissues

Type of: body part, create from raw material, create from raw stuff, paper

Part of: being, organism

Encyclopedia: Tissue