[tif.fa.ny] n, pl -nies [perh. fr. obs. F tiphanie Epiphany, fr. LL theophania, fr. LGk, ultim. fr. Gk theos god + phainein to show] (1601) 1: a sheer silk gauze formerly used for clothing and trimmings
2: a plain-woven open-mesh cotton fabric (as cheesecloth) Tif.fa.ny adj (1936): being glass or an article of glass made by or in the manner of Louis C. Tiffany; esp: made of pieces of stained glass "a Tiffany-style lamp" "a ~ window"