Tissue
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A short dictionary entry for the word 'tissue' from Zell's Encyclopedia. It gives the French and Latin origins (tissu, tisser, texere, 'to weave') and defines tissue as any woven stuff, especially cloth interwoven with gold or silver or with figured colors. It also gives the figurative sense of a connected series, citing Addison.
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- Article
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- 1876
- Language
- English
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