tissue paper
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- noun
- /ˈtɪʃu ˈpeɪpər/
:
papel de seda
- After opening the gift, she found it adorned with colorful tissue paper inside the box.
- white tissue paper
Alright, so let's open it up Got some tissue paper and a little thank you sticker.
- Alright, so let's open it up Got some tissue paper and a little thank you sticker.
- So that could be painless bright red blood on the tissue paper.
- Cardboard box, tissue paper, and absolutely nothing wrapped in plastic.
- I always have like a back stock of cards, gift bags, tissue paper.
- So I'm going to do that right after this and then I just have some tissue paper.
- So that's pretty cool that you get one of these in here and it's got orange tissue paper stuck in it.
Examples
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Inside, wrapped in tissue paper, was a small woven Indian basket with designs.
Fiction book (2000) -
Inside, folded and silken beneath the layers of tissue paper, was a Hermes scarf.
Fiction book (1990) -
OK, so First off, it has pink tissue paper inside.
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She had it wrapped up in tissue paper.
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We lined a box with tissue paper and placed his trophies inside.
Fiction book (1993) -
All wrapped up in tissue paper, with pink ribbons around it.
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You'll find tissue paper in the left-hand kitchen drawer.
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Emma unfolded the tissue paper, revealing the white chamber pot with pink roses.
Fiction book (1997) -
Anna helped Lindsay undo the taped parts without ripping the pink tissue paper much.
Fiction book (1995) -
He carefully wrapped the fragile vase in tissue paper to prevent it from breaking.
Synonyms
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1.0
A soft thin paper that you use to wipe the nose or clean small things
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A soft paper tissue for wiping your nose or face
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A soft paper for wiping the face or nose
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'tissue' (thin, disposable soft paper) with 'paper' — it denotes paper of the tissue type (thin, soft, often for wrapping or hygiene). This simple noun+noun composition is predictable and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the term.
Etymology
The name tissue paper may come from the word tissue, which once meant a thin cloth, plus paper to show the material. Because it looks and feels like cloth, tissue paper came to mean a very thin, soft paper used for 'wrapping' delicate things or 'wiping' the face.