"tissu" meaning in Middle English

See tissu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tiˈsiu̯/, /tiˈʃiu̯/, /ˈtisiu̯/ (note: with stress retraction), /ˈtiʃiu̯/ (note: with stress retraction)
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French tissu, past participle of tistre. Forms with /ʃ/ do not reflect palatalisation of /s/ (as in modern English); instead, they exist because Old French /s(s)/ was perceived as being phonetically closer to Middle English /ʃ/ than to /s/. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|tissu}} Borrowed from Old French tissu Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} tissu
  1. tissue (silk fabric) Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-tissu-enm-noun-yK7zsoFS Disambiguation of Fabrics: 58 42
  2. A strip of such fabric.
    Sense id: en-tissu-enm-noun-R0FGWO1j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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