tissue

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
noun a soft thin (usually translucent) paper
verb create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton

From Middle English tissu, from Old French tissu (“woven”), past participle of tistre (“to weave”), from Latin texō (“to weave”).

What was the primitive tissue? — Middlemarch, George Eliot
The tissues are partly destroyed already. — The Faith Doctor: A Story of New York, Edward Eggleston
Oranges in tissue paper packed in crates. — Ulysses, James Joyce

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