Kleenex
pronunciation
How to pronounce Kleenex in British English:
UK [ˈkli:neks]
How to pronounce Kleenex in American English:
US [ˈkliˌnɛks]
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- Noun:
- a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
Word Origin
- Kleenex (n.)
- 1925, proprietary name, registered by Cellucotton Products Company, Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.; later Kimberly-Clark Corp. An arbitrary alteration of clean + brand-name suffix -ex.
Example
- 1. Step 5 : kleenex box covers research has shown tissue works fine without a cover .
- 2. Like a box of kleenex or your trash can , office has become part of the work world 's furniture .
- 3. Harold took his kleenex box , threw it across the room ......
- 4. " Here , have a kleenex to dry your eyes . "
- 5. Indeed , from blue jeans to iphones , from kleenex to basmati rice to the steel in your toyota prius , every product of modern life is awash in water .