tiffing, vbl. n.
(ˈtɪfɪŋ)
[f. tiff v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of tiff v.1; decking or tricking out, personal adornment.
| a 1225 Ancr. R. 420 (MS. C.) Wrihen ha schal hire scheome, as sunfule Eue dohter;..& naut drah {thbar} wriheles to tiffung & te prude. 1303 R. Brunne Handl. Synne 3243 Moche she loued feyre tyfyng On here hede. 1635 T. Cranley Amanda 33 Thus with thy tiffing, trimming, and thy mending, Thou spend'st whole houres together without ending. 1741 Mrs. Delany in Life & Corr. (1861) II. 168 Now for curling, tiffing, etc. Our Duchess will be almost as fine as the Nabob's lady. |