tiffany

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Whoppers that are as tiffany as Anne Valérie Hash's Spring/Summer collection of 2009.

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2012

The dictionary says "tiffany" means a thin muslin gauze.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the seeds are sown, cover them with light tiffany shading, fir branches, or heather, but the first is best, as it is easily removed to attend to the bed.

From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas

But the piece of luxury which grieved my eyes, was the table-cloth and napkins, which were all tiffany, embroidered with silk and gold, in the finest manner, in natural flowers.

From Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe by Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady

Another of Mme. de Pelevé's not very judicious presents was "a shepherdess hat of pale blue silver tiffany."

From The Fairchild Family by Rudland, Florence M.