Covering and Tissue

Covering

Covering noun - Something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth.

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Tissue and covering are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tissue" instead a noun "Covering".

Nearby Words: cover, covered, coverage, coverlet

Tissue noun - Part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function.

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Covering and tissue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Covering" instead a noun "Tissue".

actual	actual covering	actual tissue
red	red covering	red tissue

We're told in T1 that nothing inorganic can be sent back in time (the T-800 could be sent back, because his outer covering was living human tissue).

Source: Franchise / Terminator
But in T2, the T-1000 is made of liquid metal, and though he can shape-shift into a normal-looking person, he doesn't actually have an outer covering of living human tissue.

Source: Franchise / Terminator
Afterward there is nothing left of the man but a mess of blood and tissue covering the floor and walls.

Source: Series / The Americans

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