tissue

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tis·sue [tissue tissues] BrE [ˈtɪʃuː] BrE [ˈtɪsjuː] NAmE [ˈtɪʃuː] noun
1. uncountable (also tissuesplural)a collection of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants
•muscle/brain/nerve, etc. tissue
•scar tissue
2. countable a piece of soft paper that absorbs liquids, used especially as a ↑handkerchief
•a box of tissues
3. (also ˈtissue paper)uncountable very thin paper used for wrapping and packing things that break easily
Idiom: ↑tissue of lies

Word Origin:
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 cent.) any woven fabric, hence the sense of ‘intricacy’.

Example Bank:
•Dyes were extracted by boiling the plant tissue.
•He wiped his nose on a tissue.
•She gently dabbed her eyes with a tissue.
•She grabbed a wad of tissues from the box and soaked up the spilt wine.
•She treats skin and soft tissue injuries in casualty.
•Vitamin C helps maintain healthy connective tissue.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  tissue paper, weave