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

Mr. Brown said that he had no idea that the windows were made of Tiffany glass when he bought them in a deal previously reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

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

New galleries dedicated to American neo-Classical arts opened in 2007 and the period rooms and light-filled Charles Englehard Court atrium with its monumental sculptures and Tiffany glass windows reopened in 2009.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2012

She affected one like a bit of Tiffany glass, shimmering, iridescent, ethereal; and no ugliness in her surroundings could take away that impression.

From Jewel Weed by Fisher, Harrison