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 a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.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

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

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

Trump’s fourth child, Tiffany Trump, who has been less active in her father’s political career but urged a rally this week to get out and vote, stood with her husband, Michael Boulos.

From BBC

Tiffany Wright, a professor at Millersburg University in Pennsylvania who studies the experience of LGBTQ+ educators, said right now many “are very on edge.”

From Salon

Two of those charged — Jonathan Brook Haley, 51, and Tiffany Herard, 50 — are listed on the UCI website as staff members.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chiffon
• gauzy
• lacy
• pure
• translucent