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  • tiffany
    tiffany
    noun
    a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.
  • Tiffany
    Tiffany
    noun
    Charles Lewis, 1812–1902, U.S. jeweler.
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tiffany

1 American  
[tif-uh-nee] / ˈtɪf ə ni /

noun

tiffanies plural
  1. a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.


Tiffany 2 American  
[tif-uh-nee] / ˈtɪf ə ni /

noun

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

  2. his son Louis Comfort 1848–1933, U.S. painter and decorator, especially of glass.

  3. a female given name.


Tiffany 1 British  
/ ˈtifənɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Tiffany 2 British  

noun

  1. another name for Chantilly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tiffany 3 British  
/ ˈtɪfənɪ /

noun

  1. a sheer fine gauzy fabric

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of tiffany

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

Example Sentences

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Markets are now “effectively pricing in a partial de-escalation scenario, where energy prices stabilize rather than fully unwind,” Tiffany Wilding, an economist at Pimco, said in an email to MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

He competes for ring contracts with Tiffany & Co. and Jostens, both much larger operations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The new regime brought in David Rhodes, a longtime Rupert Murdoch lieutenant, and Bari Weiss, editor of the Free Press, as part of the Tiffany Network’s ideological renovation.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

When my sister Tiffany died, I could sit down and write about it the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Kristen and Tiffany screamed at the sight of Dismay racing for the car, his mouth open and his tongue flopping everywhere.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

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