tiffany
1 Americannoun
plural
tiffaniesnoun
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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.
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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
Example Sentences
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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
She looked hideous in her brown Venice waistcoat; frightful in her orange tiffany farthingale;—absolutely unbearable in her black velvet hood, wire ruff, and taffety gown.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John
Tiffany, tif′a-ni, n. a silk-like gauze.—adj. made of tiffany, transparent.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
She went on to sing as she went, "Green as grass is my kirtle," "Tire me in tiffany," "Come ye bearded men-at-arms," and "The Bending Rush."
From The Splendid Spur by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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