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单词 tiffing
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tiffingn.

/ˈtɪfɪŋ/
Etymology: < tiff v.1 + -ing suffix1.
The action of tiff v.1; decking or tricking out, personal adornment.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun]
tiffing?c1225
hightinga1387
prickinga1425
perching?1578
pranking1580
primpingc1590
sprunkinga1685
prinking1687
smugging1736
titivation1805
beautifying1836
prink1869
dolling1906
makeover1966
?c1225 Ancrene Riwle (Cleo.: Scribe B) (1972) 308 Wrihen ha schal hire scheome as sunfule eue dohte[r]..& naut drahe þet wriheles te tiffung & te prude.
1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 3243 Moche she loued feyre tyfyng On here hede.
1635 T. Cranley Amanda 33 Thus with thy tiffing, trimming, and thy mending, Thou spend'st whole houres together without ending.
1741 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 168 Now for curling, tiffing, etc. ..Our Duchess will be almost as fine as the nabob's lady.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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