n.
Pronunciation: ' ti-f ə -n ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
Etymology: perhaps from obsolete French tiphanie Epiphany, from Late Latin theophania, from Late Greek, ultimately from Greek theos god + phainein to show
Date: 1601
1 : a sheer silk gauze formerly used for clothing and trimmings
2 : a plain-woven open-mesh cotton fabric (as cheesecloth)