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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.
The smoke of sulphur . . . is commonly used by women to whiten tiffanies. Sir T. Browne.
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