tissue — ► NOUN 1) any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products. 2) tissue paper. 3) a piece of absorbent paper used as a disposable handkerchief. 4) delicate gauzy fabric.… … English terms dictionary
tissue — tissual, adj. tissuey, adj. /tish ooh/ or, esp. Brit., /tis yooh/, n., v., tissued, tissuing. n. 1. Biol. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular… … Universalium
fabric — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cloth, textile, material, tissue; structure, framework. See production, materials, crossing, texture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Material] Syn. cloth, textile, stuff; see cloth . 2. [Basic structure] Syn … English dictionary for students
tissue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gauze, fabric, web, net, mesh; membrane, cartilage, muscle; tissue or crepe paper; structure. See crossing, texture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A network] Syn. web, mesh, filigree, crossing, parcel,… … English dictionary for students
tissue — n. 1 any of the coherent collections of specialized cells of which animals or plants are made (muscular tissue; nervous tissue). 2 = tissue paper. 3 a disposable piece of thin soft absorbent paper for wiping, drying, etc. 4 fine woven esp. gauzy… … Useful english dictionary
tissue — /ˈtɪʃu / (say tishooh) noun 1. Biology a. the substance of which an organism or part is composed. b. an aggregate of cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material in an animal or plant: muscular tissue. 2. a woven fabric …
Material culture of the Manasir — The material culture of the Manasir is very basic and primarily relies on the by products of palm tree cultivation (cf. Date cultivation in Dar al Manasir). Date trees not only constitute the main source of income and an important supply of… … Wikipedia
fabric — Synonyms and related words: Aralac, Avisco, Axminster, Celanese, Dacron, Dymaxion house, Dynel, Georgette, Harris Tweed, Lastex, Leatherette, Orlon, Qiana, Revolite, Terylene, Ultrasuede, Velon, Vicara, White House, acetate, acetate rayon, adobe… … Moby Thesaurus
material — Synonyms and related words: Adamic, Circean, Formica, Masonite, Philistine, a propos, ab ovo, absolute, abundance, accumulation, actual, ad rem, adducible, admissible, air, amassment, animal, animalistic, apparatus, appertaining, applicable,… … Moby Thesaurus
tissue — [ tɪʃu:, tɪsju:] noun 1》 any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products. 2》 tissue paper. ↘a piece of absorbent paper, used especially as a disposable handkerchief … English new terms dictionary
fabric — noun 1) the finest silk fabric Syn: cloth, material, textile, tissue 2) the fabric of society Syn: structure, infrastructure, framework, frame, form, composition, construction, found … Thesaurus of popular words
