First Known Use: 1601
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tiffany
noun tif·fa·ny \ˈti-fə-nē\
plural tif·fa·nies
Definition of TIFFANY
1
: a sheer silk gauze formerly used for clothing and trimmings
2
: a plain-woven open-mesh cotton fabric (as cheesecloth)
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Origin of TIFFANY
perhaps from obsolete French tiphanie Epiphany, from Late Latin theophania, from Late Greek, ultimately from Greek theos god + phainein to show
Tiffany
adjective Tif·fa·ny \ˈti-fə-nē\
Definition of TIFFANY
: 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>
First Known Use of TIFFANY
1936
Tiffany
biographical name Tif·fa·ny \ˈti-fə-nē\
Definition of TIFFANY
Charles Lewis 1812–1902 Am. jeweler
Tiffany
biographical name
Definition of TIFFANY
Louis Comfort 1848–1933 son of C.L. Am. painter & stained-glass artist
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