tiffany Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933)
    Louis Comfort Tiffany.

WordNet

Tif"fa*ny noun
Etymology
OE. tiffenay; cf. OF. tiffe ornament, tiffer to adjust, adorn. See Tiff to dress.
Definitions
  1. A species of gause, or very silk.
    The smoke of sulphur . . . is commonly used by women to whiten tiffanies. Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1913