Tiffany Definition
tĭfə-nē
tiffanies
noun
A thin gauze of silk or muslin.
Webster's New World
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Wiktionary
A feminine name.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- louis comfort tiffany
adjective
Designating or of a raised mounting or setting for a finger ring, with a gem held in place by prongs.
Webster's New World
Designating or of an art nouveau style or design in stained glass, metalwork, jewelry, etc.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A female given name transferred from the surname.
Wiktionary
Short for Tiffany glass (poor man's Tiffany)
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Tiffany
Noun
Singular:
tiffany
Plural:
tiffaniesOrigin of Tiffany
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From a surname based on a medieval given name Theophania, from Ancient Greek theos "god"+phainein"to appear", traditionally given to girls born at Epiphany.
From Wiktionary
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Probably from obsolete French tiphanie Epiphany from Old French from Late Latin theophania theophany
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old English tiffenay; compare Old French tiffe ornament, tiffer to adjust, adorn. See tiff to dress.
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