tissue paper
noun
: a thin gauzy paper used especially for protecting something (as by covering or wrapping)
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Detectives took up a collection and shopped for some things the man might need – clothes, books, puzzles to pass the time – then put together a care package, complete with gift bags and tissue paper, Brownell says.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
The two kid-friendly craft activities were decorating bird houses and making flower artwork with tissue paper.
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Giovanni Prevedello and his granddaughter, Francesca Bee Prevedello, working together to decorate a bird house.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Use Tissue Paper For Delicate Fabrics Packing with tissue paper can be a game changer for more delicate fabrics.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, your allied generals, whose deaths can result in an automatic loss, are made of tissue paper, so the longer enemy generals are alive, the higher your chances are of losing a battle.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 20 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
The two kid-friendly craft activities were decorating bird houses and making flower artwork with tissue paper.
1 of 10
Giovanni Prevedello and his granddaughter, Francesca Bee Prevedello, working together to decorate a bird house.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Use Tissue Paper For Delicate Fabrics Packing with tissue paper can be a game changer for more delicate fabrics.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, your allied generals, whose deaths can result in an automatic loss, are made of tissue paper, so the longer enemy generals are alive, the higher your chances are of losing a battle.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tissue paper
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“Tissue paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tissue%20paper. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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