tissued
|tis-sued|
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/ˈtɪʃuː/
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/ˈtɪsjuː/
(tissue)
woven structure
Etymology
'tissue' originates from French, specifically the word 'tissu', where the past participle of the verb 'tisser' meant 'woven'.
'tissue' changed from Old French 'tissu' (meaning woven cloth) and entered Middle English, eventually becoming the modern English word 'tissue'.
Initially, it meant 'woven cloth' or 'woven material'; over time it broadened to mean 'thin paper' (as in facial tissue) and later specialized senses such as biological 'tissue' (a group of cells) and adjectival uses like 'tissued' (woven or interwoven).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'tissue' (to supply, interleave, treat, or form into tissue; or to interweave/embroider with fine threads).
The laboratory samples were tissued prior to staining.
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Adjective 1
made of or having the characteristics of tissue (thin, soft paper) or woven/embroidered with delicate threads; interwoven or overlaid (often used in descriptions like 'tissued with gold').
The ceremonial robe was tissued with gold threads.
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