tiffany

[ tif-uh-nee ]
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noun,plural tif·fa·nies.
  1. a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.

Origin of tiffany

1
1250–1300; 1595–1605 for current sense; perhaps punning use of the earlier word, Middle English: feast of the Epiphany <Old French tiphanie Epiphany <Late Latin theophania.See theophany

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Tiffany
[ tif-uh-nee ]

noun
  1. Charles Lewis, 1812–1902, U.S. jeweler.

  2. his son, Louis Com·fort [kuhm-fert], /ˈkʌm fərt/, 1848–1933, U.S. painter and decorator, especially of glass.

  1. a female given name.

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British Dictionary definitions for tiffany (1 of 3)

tiffany

/ (ˈtɪfənɪ) /


nounplural -nies
  1. a sheer fine gauzy fabric

Origin of tiffany

1
C17: (in the sense: a fine dress worn on Twelfth Night): from Old French tifanie, from ecclesiastical Latin theophania Epiphany; see theophany

British Dictionary definitions for Tiffany (2 of 3)

Tiffany1

/ (ˈtifənɪ) /


noun
  1. Louis Comfort. 1848–1933, US glass-maker and Art-Nouveau craftsman, best known for creating the Favrile style of stained glass

British Dictionary definitions for Tiffany (3 of 3)

Tiffany2

nounplural -nies
  1. another name for Chantilly (def. 2)

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