单词 | tiffing |
释义 | tiffingn. The action of tiff v.1; decking or tricking out, personal adornment. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.?c1225 |
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