TISSUE PAPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tissue paper mean? 

• TISSUE PAPER (noun)
  The noun TISSUE PAPER has 1 sense:

1. a soft thin (usually translucent) paper

  Familiarity information: TISSUE PAPER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TISSUE PAPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft thin (usually translucent) paper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

tissue; tissue paper

Hypernyms ("tissue paper" is a kind of...):

paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tissue paper"):

cigarette paper; rolling paper (a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette)

facial tissue (tissue paper suitable for use on the face)

Kleenex (a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief)

bathroom tissue; toilet paper; toilet tissue (a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets)

 Context examples 

Having removed this impediment, and lifted certain silvery envelopes of tissue paper, she merely exclaimed—"Oh ciel! Que c'est beau!" and then remained absorbed in ecstatic contemplation.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

This year, you will have an open road to choose beautiful gifts you can wrap in clouds of tissue paper and satin ribbon—instead of resorting to safe gift cards.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you recall, I wrote last year not to buy anything but gift cards, but this year you can actually buy something exciting for your family and friends, wrap it in clouds of tissue paper, holiday wrap, and ribbons, and give it with the expectation that your recipient will likely love it!

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

She had it wrapped in tissue paper on her bureau.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)