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facial tissue

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noun
a soft, disposable paper tissue especially for cleansing the face or for use as a handkerchief.
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Origin of facial tissue

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby facial tissue

facial feminization surgery, facial index, facialist, facial masculinization surgery, facial nerve, facial tissue, -facient, facies, facile, facile princeps, facilis descensus Averno
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How to use facial tissue in a sentence

  • "Ad eddyway, thik of the poor tissue badufacturers," she sniffled, wiping her nose with a pink facial tissue.

    The Coffin Cure|Alan Edward Nourse

  • The brain sees to it that the thoughts within do immediately dispose of facial tissue without.

    A Man's Value to Society|Newell Dwight Hillis

  • His facial tissue folded thickly across sharp bones and he had the swarthy complexion of Sonorans.

    When the Owl Cries|Paul Bartlett
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