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tif·fa·ny | \ ˈti-fə-nē 
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\ plural tiffanies
Definition of tiffany
(Entry 1 of 4)
1 : a sheer silk gauze formerly used for clothing and trimmings
2 : a plain-woven open-mesh cotton fabric (such as cheesecloth)
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adjectiveTif·fa·ny | \ ˈti-fə-nē \
\Definition of Tiffany (Entry 2 of 4)
: 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
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biographical name (1)Tif·fa·ny | \ ˈti-fə-nē \
\Definition of Tiffany (Entry 3 of 4)
Charles Lewis 1812–1902 American jeweler
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biographical name (2)Definition of Tiffany (Entry 4 of 4)
Louis Comfort 1848–1933 son of Charles Lewis Tiffany American painter and stained-glass artist
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The first known use of tiffany was in 1601
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