tiffany
noun
a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.
tiffany
1 American
[tif-uh-nee]
/ ˈtɪf ə ni /
noun
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tiffanies
plural
Tiffany
2
American
[tif-uh-nee]
/ ˈtɪf ə ni /
noun
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Charles Lewis, 1812–1902, U.S. jeweler.
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his son Louis Comfort 1848–1933, U.S. painter and decorator, especially of glass.
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a female given name.
Tiffany
1
British
/ ˈtifənɪ /
noun
Tiffany
2
British
noun
tiffany
3
British
/ ˈtɪfənɪ /
noun
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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
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Whoppers that are as tiffany as Anne Valérie Hash's Spring/Summer collection of 2009.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2012
The dictionary says "tiffany" means a thin muslin gauze.
From Time Magazine Archive
The same year she bought hers in London, Governor Berkeley paid half a pound for a tiffany whisk in Virginia.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
A dimity gown—or shall it be of tiffany with a quilted petticoat?
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Georgette Heyer
Shade with tiffany, or close-meshed netting, in bright sunny weather; removing it early in the afternoon.
From In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house by William Keane
As Tiffany Lester, women’s health medical director at the lab-testing company Function Health, recently said, “We have almost been conditioned, in a way, to only accept the standard panel.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
“An experience like this reminds you just how precious life is,” Tiffany said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany has said he sustained minor injuries after a plane he was on landed on a lake, forcing him and the pilot to swim to safety.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
It goes back to what Cookout compatriot Tiffany Mitchell said when the alliance initially formed in July: “Everything is not about the game.”
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2021
Kristen and Tiffany were watching Declaration, and I could tell she knew it.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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