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How to pronounce tissue
Say it like this: /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does tissue mean?
nounThin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
“In their glittering tissues bear emblazed / Holy memorials.”
A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
verbTo form tissue of; to interweave.
“The Chariot was couered with Cloth of Gold tiſſued vpon blew.”
To have the contents of an injection or intravenous drip leak into the tissue as a result of a ruptured or punctured vein.
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