Kleenex{™}

Kleenex{™}
n [U, C] (pl Kleenex or Kleenexes)
a type of soft paper tissue used for wiping the nose, face, etc. or cleaning things. In American English the word is often used to mean any type of paper tissue:

There’s a box of Kleenex in the kitchen.

Could you pass me a/some Kleenex?

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  • Kleenex — es una marca comercial para una variedad de productos como pañuelos desechables, papel higiénico, toallas de papel, y pañales. Kleenex es una marca registrada de Kimberly Clark. Los productos Kleenex son manufacturados en 30 países y vendidos en… …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Kleenex — prop. n. [Trademark] A piece of soft absorbent tissue paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief; still a current trademark, but often used generically. [Trademark] Syn: tissue. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • kleenex — / kli:neks/, it. / klineks/ s. ingl. [voce anglo amer. (propr., nome comm.), prob. da (to ) clean pulire ], usato in ital. al masch. [fazzoletto di carta confezionato in pacchetto o in scatola] ▶◀ fazzolettino (di carta), velina …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • kleenex — → clínex …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • Kleenex — 1925, proprietary name, registered by Cellucotton Products Company, Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S.; later Kimberly Clark Corp. An arbitrary alteration of CLEAN (Cf. clean) + brand name suffix ex …   Etymology dictionary

  • Kleenex — Kleenex® / ˈklineks/ [marchio registrato, probabilmente suggerito dal v. ingl. to clean «pulire»] s. m. inv. fazzoletto di carta …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • Kleenex — ► NOUN (pl. same or Kleenexes) trademark ▪ a paper tissue …   English terms dictionary

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