tissue
pronunciation
How to pronounce tissue in British English:
UK [ˈtɪʃuː]
How to pronounce tissue in American English:
US [ˈtɪʃuː]
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- Noun:
- a part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
- a soft thin (usually translucent) paper
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- Verb:
- create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
Word Origin
- tissue
- tissue: [14] Tissue is etymologically ‘woven’ cloth. The word was borrowed from Old French tissu ‘fine woven cloth’, which was a noun use of the past participle of tistre ‘weave’. This in turn was descended from Latin texere ‘weave’ (source of English text, texture, etc). The application of the word to ‘physiological substance’ dates from the early 19th century. The original notion of weaving is preserved metaphorically in expressions such as ‘tissue of lies’.=> technical, text, texture, toilet
- tissue (n.)
- mid-14c., "band or belt of rich material," from Old French tissu "a ribbon, headband, belt of woven material" (c. 1200), noun use of tissu "woven, interlaced," past participle of tistre "to weave," from Latin texere "to weave, to make" (see texture (n.)). The biological sense is first recorded 1831, from French, introduced c. 1800 by French anatomist Marie-François-Xavier Bichal (1771-1802). Meaning "piece of absorbent paper used as a handkerchief" is from 1929. Tissue-paper is from 1777, supposedly so called because it was made to be placed between tissues to protect them.
Example
- 1. Bone marrow is a sponge-like tissue inside the bones .
- 2. Research has shown tissue works fine without a cover .
- 3. He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip .
- 4. But there are different kinds of muscle tissue .
- 5. Human experience weighs more than human tissue .