| Tiff | v. t. [ OE. tiffen, OF. tiffer, tifer, to bedizen; cf. D. tippen to clip the points or ends of the hair, E. tip, n. ] To deck out; to dress. [ Obs. ] A. Tucker. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Tiff | n. [ Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. &unr_;efr a smell, &unr_;efa to sniff, Norw. tev a drawing in of the breath, teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. tüv smell, scent, taste. ] 1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. “Sipping his tiff of brandy punch.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Tiff | v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Tiffed p. pr. & vb. n. Tiffing. ] To be in a pet. [ 1913 Webster ] She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Tiffany | 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 Webster ] | | Tiffany | a. [ After Louis Comfort Tiffany. ] 1. made of stained glass by, or in the style of objects made by, Louis C. Tiffany; as, a Tiffany lamp. [ PJC ] 2. Made by or purchased from the Tiffany corporation (with headquarters in New York City); as, Tiffany jewelry. [ PJC ] | | Tiffin | n. [ Properly, tiffing a quaffing, a drinking. See Tiff, n. ] A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; -- originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Tiffish | a. Inclined to tiffs; peevish; petulant. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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