Tiffany glass

American  

noun

1. Favrile Glass.

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Tiffany glass British  

noun

1. another term for Favrile glass

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Tiffany glass Cultural  

1. Lamps and other glass objects created by Louis Tiffany, an American artisan of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These objects are greatly prized and have been much imitated.

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Etymology

Origin of Tiffany glass

Named after L. C. Tiffany

Example Sentences

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Tiffany glass

The voluminous skirt had pearl and mirrored appliques and was meant to evoke Tiffany glass.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

Better yet, the Palm Court has Tiffany glass skylights, with an intricate pattern that could easily transform itself into a nest of writhing snakes whenever people aren’t looking directly at it.

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2021

The home has seven bedrooms and 10.5 bathrooms, including a primary suite complete with Tiffany glass that was purchased from Elton John in the ’80s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2020

Current shows at the Morse Museum document Tiffany glass that McKean family members received as wedding presents and Mr. McKean’s original lively labels for the galleries.

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2016

They are not attracted by Tiffany glass windows, nor the vanilla-flavored music of a mixed quartet, nor the oddly assorted "enrichments" we have dovetailed into a once puritan order of worship.

From Preaching and Paganism by Fitch, Albert Parker