- tiffanies
- n. thin gauze or muslin
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
tiffanies
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Tiffany — Tif fa*ny, n. [OE. tiffenay; cf. OF. tiffe ornament, tiffer to adjust, adorn. See {Tiff} to dress.] A species of gause, or very silk. [1913 Webster] The smoke of sulphur . . . is commonly used by women to whiten tiffanies. Sir T. Browne. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burmilla — Infobox Catbreed name = Burmilla imagecaption = A blue male Burmilla altname = Australian Tiffanie country = United Kingdom ccastd = http://www.cca afc.com/standardsBurmilla.html acfstd = http://www.acf.asn.au/Standards/Burmilla.htm cfastd =… … Wikipedia
LaPerm — Infobox Catbreed name = LaPerm imagecaption = Lilac Tortie and White LaPerm altname = nickname = country = United States notrecognized = extinct = cfastd = http://www.cfa.org/breeds/standards/laperm.html fifestd = ticastd =… … Wikipedia
Asian (cat) — Infobox Catbreed name = AsianThe Asian is a cat breed similar to the Burmese but in a range of different coat colours and patterns. The breed was developed in Britain, starting with a litter of kittens bred in 1981 by Baroness Miranda von… … Wikipedia
tiffany — /tif euh nee/, n., pl. tiffanies. a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers. [1250 1300; 1595 1605 for current sense; perh. punning use of the earlier word, ME: feast … Universalium
tiffany — [tif′ə nē] n. pl. tiffanies [OFr tiphanie, Epiphany < LL(Ec) theophania < Gr, lit., manifestation of God: reason for name uncert.] a thin gauze of silk or muslin … English World dictionary
