tissue paper

A very thin gauze-like paper made of several sizes, and used for the protection of engravings, and for wrapping fine and delicate articles. tis'-sue ( as sh), v. t. (TISSUE, 8.] To form ti ue of, to interweave, to variegate. boil, boy; pout, jowl; cat, çell, chorus, chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; titanian tis-sued ( as sh), pa. par. or a. [TISSUE, v.) 1. Variegated. "Playing with thy vesture's ti ued flowers." Cowper: On my Mother's Picture. 2. Dre ed in or adorned with ti ue.