Tanım
•a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
Etimoloji
From the name of brand of tissues trademarked by Cellucotton Products Company (now Kimberly-Clark) in 1924–25. Alteration of clean + -ex.
Örnek Cümleler
Bir Kleenex'in var mı?
Do you have a Kleenex?
Bana kağıt mendili getir.
Bring me the Kleenex.
Bir kağıt mendile ihtiyacım var.
I need a Kleenex.
Dün akşam da otelde bu Kleenex kutusunu parçaladım.
And last night in the hotel, I took apart the Kleenex box.
ABD ve Avustralya'da benzer markalar Kleenex ve Cottonelle, Almanya'da ise sadece Cottonelle'dir.
Its sister brand in the U.S. and Australia is Kleenex Cottonelle, and in Germany as just Cottonelle.