Definitions for tissue-paper

tissue-paper tissue paper

Tissue-Paper is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 968 anagrams from letters in tissue-paper (-aeeipprsstu).

Definitions for tissue-paper

noun

  1. a very thin, almost transparent paper used for wrapping delicate articles, covering illustrations in books, copying letters, etc.

Origin of tissue-paper

First recorded in 1770-80

Examples for tissue-paper

Melanie pushed the tissue paper aside and gazed adoringly at the Dior bag she had splurged on for her 37th birthday.

He pointed to the ring and the bit of tissue paper on the table.

In the end of the tray was a revolver wrapped in tissue paper.

She was cutting and folding and pinning her tissue paper, oblivious of any presence.

The third covering was a wrapper of tissue paper, which was spread out in its turn.

But instead of frilly unmentionables under the tissue paper, there were pages and pages of printed-out signatures and comments.

I cut a pattern out of tissue paper that rustled and crinkled like an autumn leaf.

Which goes to prove that the "tissue paper world" is yet of heroic fibre.

Benjamin was wrapping up the watch in a quantity of tissue paper.

She lined the hat with, tissue paper and then, put it on his head again.

Word Value for tissue-paper
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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