tissue paper

noun

: a thin gauzy paper used especially for protecting something (as by covering or wrapping)

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Keep any items made from delicate fabrics like silk or lace, or anything that’s heavily embellished and could become tangled, in their packing cube, or at the very least, wrap them with tissue paper or a silk scarf. Lauren Burvill, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2023 Yet 09 of 13 Mosaic Masterpiece Cut a variety of geometric shapes out of bright-color tissue paper for the stained glass-like pumpkin. Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024 Position these tissue paper flames around the LED light strip to create the appearance of flames. Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024 This set of three includes a witch, a black cat, and a skeleton, all built with cardstock bodies and tissue paper arms and legs. Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tissue paper 

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tissue paper was in 1777

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“Tissue paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tissue%20paper. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

tissue paper

noun
: a thin paper used especially to wrap delicate articles
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