tiffany

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noun

tif·fa·ny ˈti-fə-nē

plural tiffanies

: a sheer silk gauze formerly used for clothing and trimmings

: a plain-woven open-mesh cotton fabric (such as cheesecloth)

Tiffany

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adjective

Tif·fa·ny ˈti-fə-nē

: being glass or an article of glass made by or in the manner of Louis C. Tiffany

especially : made of pieces of stained glass

a Tiffany-style lamp

a Tiffany window

Word History

Etymology

Noun

perhaps from obsolete French tiphanie Epiphany, from Late Latin theophania, from Late Greek, ultimately from Greek theos god + phainein to show

First Known Use

Noun

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of tiffany was in 1601

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“Tiffany.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiffany. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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Biographical Definition

Tiffany 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

Tif·fa·ny ˈti-fə-nē

Charles Lewis 1812–1902 American jeweler

Tiffany

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biographical name (2)

Louis Comfort 1848–1933 son of Charles Lewis Tiffany American painter and stained-glass artist

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