| tiff | 1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. "Sipping his tiff of brandy punch." 2. A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift. Origin: Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. Efr a smell, efa to sniff, Norw. Tev a drawing in of the breath, teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. Tuv smell, scent, taste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|---|
| tiffany | A species of gause, or very silk. "The smoke of sulphur . . . Is commonly used by women to whiten tiffanies." (Sir T. Browne) Origin: OE. Tiffenay; cf. OF. Tiffe ornament, tiffer to adjust, adorn. See Tiff to dress. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tiffish | Inclined to tiffs; peevish; petulant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tift | A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff. "After all your fatigue you seem as ready for a tift with me as if you had newly come from church." (Blackwood's Mag) Origin: Cf. Norw. Teft a scent. See Tiff. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |