tiffany
1 of 2noun
tif·fa·ny ˈti-fə-nē 
plural tiffanies
1
: a sheer silk gauze formerly used for clothing and trimmings
2
: a plain-woven open-mesh cotton fabric (such as cheesecloth)
Tiffany
2 of 2adjective
Tif·fa·ny ˈti-fə-nē
: being glass or an article of glass made by or in the manner of Louis C. Tiffany
especially : made of pieces of stained glass
a Tiffany-style lamp
a Tiffany window
Word History
Etymology
Noun
perhaps from obsolete French tiphanie Epiphany, from Late Latin theophania, from Late Greek, ultimately from Greek theos god + phainein to show
First Known Use
Noun
1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1936, in the meaning defined above
Biographical Definition
Tiffany 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Tif·fa·ny ˈti-fə-nē
Charles Lewis 1812–1902 American jeweler
Tiffany
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Louis Comfort 1848–1933 son of Charles Lewis Tiffany American painter and stained-glass artist