v. Obs. rare. [a. F. tiss-er to weave (16th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), altered from OF. tistre:—*tissre:—L. texĕre, with change of conjugation.] trans. ? To weave; (in quot. 1702 perh. a distinct word), ? to arrange (with light touches).
1585. T. Washington, trans. Nicholay’s Voy., I. xxi. 27 b. A gowne of cloth of gold tissed. Ibid., II. xxii. 60. A fine & long smock of cotton tissed.
1702. Eng. Theophrast., 53. He [the beau] is two long hours in … careening his Wig, tissing the Curls.
