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Webster 1913 Edition

Tiffany

Tif′fa-ny

,
Noun.
[OE.
tiffenay
; cf. OF.
tiffe
ornament,
tiffer
to adjust, adorn. See
Tiff
to dress.]
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.
[According to the Italian and Spanish Dictionaries, this word is to be referred to taffeta.]
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.

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