TIFFANY


Meaning of TIFFANY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈti-fə-nē ]

noun

( 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)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.