tiffany

¹

[ tif-uh-nee ]

noun

, plural tif·fa·nies.

1. a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.

Tiffany

²

[ tif-uh-nee ]

noun

1. Charles Lewis, 1812–1902, U.S. jeweler.
2. his son Louis Com·fort [kuhm, -fert], 1848–1933, U.S. painter and decorator, especially of glass.
3. a female given name.

tiffany

¹

/ ˈtɪfənɪ /

noun

1. a sheer fine gauzy fabric

Tiffany

²

/ ˈtifənɪ /

noun

1. TiffanyLouis Comfort18481933MUSTECHNOLOGY: glass-makerARTS AND CRAFTS: craftsman Louis Comfort. 1848–1933, US glass-maker and Art-Nouveau craftsman, best known for creating the Favrile style of stained glass

Tiffany

³

noun

1. another name for Chantilly

Word History and Origins

Origin of tiffany¹

1250–1300; 1595–1605 for current sense; perhaps punning use of the earlier word, Middle English: feast of the Epiphany < Old French tiphanie Epiphany < Late Latin theophania. See theophany

Word History and Origins

Origin of tiffany¹

C17: (in the sense: a fine dress worn on Twelfth Night): from Old French tifanie, from ecclesiastical Latin theophania Epiphany; see theophany

Example Sentences

Abbas sent his message, along with congratulations, through Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law, a prominent Lebanese American businessman who had campaigned for the president.

From Slate

Similar to Columbo, who on occasion sported a tuxedo to ensnare a suspect, Elsbeth has already dressed up this season to attend the opera and gone in costume as Holly Golightly from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” for Halloween.

From Los Angeles Times

For Halloween, Elsbeth spends the entirety of “Devil’s Night” trying to prove a former child star is innocent of murder, all while dressed as Audrey Hepburn’s character in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m a cookie person, always and forever,” said the Stanford-bound senior, who joined Tiffany Yau of Van Nuys as the only girls in section history to win three individual titles.

From Los Angeles Times

The boys — then 10 and 6 — and their mom, Tiffany, were struck as their neighbor went on a bloody rampage through the rural community about an hour south of Redding.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chiffon
• gauzy
• lacy
• pure
• translucent