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tissue paper
noun
- a very thin, almost transparent paper used for wrapping delicate articles, covering illustrations in books, copying letters, etc.
tissue paper
noun
- very thin soft delicate paper used to wrap breakable goods, as decoration, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tissue paper1
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Example Sentences
But instead of frilly unmentionables under the tissue paper, there were pages and pages of printed-out signatures and comments.
Melanie pushed the tissue paper aside and gazed adoringly at the Dior bag she had splurged on for her 37th birthday.
I cut a pattern out of tissue paper that rustled and crinkled like an autumn leaf.
I briefly debated using regular tissue paper but decided against it.
There are certain things that Martha loves—namely, her Brother P-Touch labelmaker, clear containers, and acid-free tissue paper.
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
One of the lumps in her ball proved to be caused by something rolled in tissue paper.
He removed the lid of the band-box and pulled out two parcels wrapped in a pile of tissue-paper.
So she took sheets of different colored tissue-paper, cut dresses, and fitted them nicely on her dolls.
Then each lemon is wiped dry and clean, wrapped separately in tissue-paper, and packed for shipment.
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