tissue paper
nounDefinition of tissue paper
: a thin gauzy paper used especially for protecting something (as by covering or wrapping)
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Before things were fully underway, volunteers passed out bottled water, tissue paper and Bibles. — Dallas News, "Abbott decries racism as thousands grieve, celebrate the lives of 22 people killed in El Paso massacre," 14 Aug. 2019 It was given to him in a Mickey Mouse gift bag with tissue paper and a smile. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Sanitation worker in Oklahoma gives toy recycling truck to boy who regularly greets him outside," 6 Aug. 2019 Girls in low-middle-income countries report using materials like cloths, cotton wool, tissue paper or disposable pads to manage their periods, the study said. — Nina Avramova, CNN, "There's an effective, environmentally friendly option for people with periods, and few know about it, research says," 16 July 2019 And my dirty laundry was folded with Marie Kondo-like precision, the underwear neatly wrapped in tissue paper. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Tide wants to do your laundry for you — so I let them do mine," 19 July 2019 Rand Paul presented tissue paper avoidance of the $1.5 trillion tax cut that added hundreds of billions of dollars to our deficit. — Megan Mccluskey, Time, "Jon Stewart Calls Rand Paul's Refusal to Back 9/11 Victim Funding an 'Abomination'," 18 July 2019 The bees will consist of water bottles for the body, pieces of screen for the wings, tissue paper throughout, googly eyes on the bottlecap, and yellow and black tape to outline the body. — Allison Wood, cleveland.com, "Here’s the buzz on how crafting a bee can help hungry children in Medina County," 2 July 2019 Salla wrote in a note placed in a tissue paper box, according to court filings. — Bloomberg News, The Mercury News, "Indian air passenger jailed for life over hijacking hoax," 12 June 2019 Ordinary games somehow turn into bloodbaths, featuring double-digit run totals and a dozen homers and an endless parade of sad relievers tasked with trying to patch up gaping wounds with tissue paper. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "The Rockies-Padres Series at Coors Field Was Bonkers in the Best Way Possible," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tissue paper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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