† atiffev.

Etymology: ? < Old French atife-r (15th cent. attiffer ) < à to + Old French tifer to adorn, deck out, trick out, perhaps < Low German (Dutch) tippen to cut the ends of the hair, to trim, < tip , tip n.¹ (Burguy, Diez.) In modern French, attifer is familiar, often rather ironical, and said chiefly of dressing the head; compare English titivate.

Obsolete. rare.

To adorn, deck (the person).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)]

highta1200

atiffe?c1225

tiff?c1225

wyndre?a1366

kembc1386

picka1393

prunec1395

tifta1400

varnishc1405

finea1425

tifflea1425

quaint1484

embuda1529

trick?1532

trick1545

dill1548

tricka1555

prink1573

smug1588

sponge1588

smudge1589

perk1590

primpc1590

sponge1592

tricksy1598

prime1616

sprug1622

briska1625

to sleek upa1625

trickify1678

prim1688

titivate1705

dandify1823

beflounce1824

befop1866

spry1878

lustrify1886

dude1899

doll1916

tart1938

youthify1945

pansy1946

spiv1947

dolly1958

zhuzh1970

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 308 Þach ha atifi hire nis nan muche wunder.

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 163 Let oþre atiffen hore bodi.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	atiffe
释义	† atiffev. Etymology: ? < Old French atife-r (15th cent. attiffer ) < à to + Old French tifer to adorn, deck out, trick out, perhaps < Low German (Dutch) tippen to cut the ends of the hair, to trim, < tip , tip n.¹ (Burguy, Diez.) In modern French, attifer is familiar, often rather ironical, and said chiefly of dressing the head; compare English titivate. Obsolete. rare. To adorn, deck (the person). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)] highta1200 atiffe?c1225 tiff?c1225 wyndre?a1366 kembc1386 picka1393 prunec1395 tifta1400 varnishc1405 finea1425 tifflea1425 quaint1484 embuda1529 trick?1532 trick1545 dill1548 tricka1555 prink1573 smug1588 sponge1588 smudge1589 perk1590 primpc1590 sponge1592 tricksy1598 prime1616 sprug1622 briska1625 to sleek upa1625 trickify1678 prim1688 titivate1705 dandify1823 beflounce1824 befop1866 spry1878 lustrify1886 dude1899 doll1916 tart1938 youthify1945 pansy1946 spiv1947 dolly1958 zhuzh1970 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 308 Þach ha atifi hire nis nan muche wunder. a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 163 Let oþre atiffen hore bodi. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < v.?c1225
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