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Matter ending on lap in spill — absorbed with this?
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tissue paper
Word definitions for tissue paper in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paper \Pa"per\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa`pyros. Cf. Papyrus .] A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tissue paper or simply tissue is a lightweight paper or, light crêpe paper . Tissue can be made from recycled paper pulp .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Thin, translucent paper used for wrapping or for protecting delicate articles. 2 An unspecified product made of tissue (absorbent paper), such as bathroom tissue, paper handkerchief or household towel.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a soft thin (usually translucent) paper [syn: tissue ]
Usage examples of tissue paper.
Beau had a small forest of tissue paper plastered to the various nicks and cuts he'd inflicted on himself that morning.
And how did you curl your hair with little rectangles of tissue paper anyway?
With a few minutes of additional peeling and scrubbing, Ogle managed to get loose from most of the makeup, though a few fragments of it still stuck to him here and there, like bits of tissue paper left over from a bad shave, and the part of his face that hadn't been covered still had colored greasepaint on it.
Taking a knife from the cabinet drawer, she slit the tape down the seam of the flap and opened the two halves, then parted the froth of tissue paper that had been used for packing.
She waited on the sidewalk, arms crossed and toe tapping, until he rejoined her with the scarf wrapped in tissue paper.
I reach up to unhook Shane's stocking from the mantel, and inside it's filled with crumpled tissue paper.
As he went down he looked askance at the insignificant plates and beams that were like tissue paper on his world.
We did not think about the package wrapped in white tissue paper until the photographer had left and Dr.