linen vs tissue

linen

noun
  • Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens. 

  • Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. 

  • A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed. 

adj
  • Having the colour linen, light beige. 

  • Made from linen cloth or thread. 

tissue

noun
  • Thin, woven, gauze-like fabric. 

  • A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief. 

  • The scratch sheet or racing form. 

  • Absorbent paper as material. 

  • A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to do a specific job. 

  • Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series. 

  • A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures. 

verb
  • To form tissue of; to interweave. 

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