tissu — meaning in English

English meaning

• cloth noun Woven, knitted, or felted material used for clothing, furnishing, or cleaning.
• fabric noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
• material noun A substance — such as wood, metal, plastic, or fabric — that something is made from.
• tissue noun A soft, absorbent piece of paper used for blowing your nose or wiping up small messes.
• weave verb To make fabric or a similar structure by crossing threads or strands over and under each other.

Senses

tissu is used for these senses in English:

• cloth (countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
• fabric (figurative) The framework underlying a structure.
• fabric A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
• material Cloth to be made into a garment; woven fabric.
• weave A type or way of weaving.

cloth — full definition

1. noun Woven, knitted, or felted material used for clothing, furnishing, or cleaning.
2. noun A tablecloth, especially one laid out for a meal.
3. noun The clergy or priesthood, referred to by their traditional dress.

fabric — full definition

1. noun Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibres together.
2. noun The basic underlying structure of something, especially a society, building, or system.

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