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Webster 1913 Edition
Tiffany
Tif′fa-ny
,Noun.
A species of gause, or very silk.
The smoke of sulphur . . . is commonly used by women to whiten
tiffanies
. Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tiffany
TIF'FANY
,Noun.
A species of gauze or very thin silk.
Tiffe-de-mer, a species of sea plant, so called by Count Marsigli, from its resemblance to the heads of the Typha palustris, or cat's tail. It has a smooth surface and a velvety look. It grows to two feet in highth, and is elegantly branched. It grows on rocks and stones, and when first taken out of the sea, is full of a yellow viscous water, but when this is pressed out and the substance is dried, it becomes of a dusky brown color.
Definition 2024
Tiffany
Tiffany
See also: tiffany
English
Proper noun
Tiffany
- A northern English surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname.
- Short for Tiffany glass (poor man's Tiffany)
Quotations
- 1985 Ed McBain: Snow White and Rose Red: page 130:
- "That's her real name, you know. I mean, a lot of girls working the topless joints, they take exotic, sexy names...well, Tiffany Carter, for example...but that was the name Tracy was born with."