单词 | tiffany-style |
释义 | > as lemmasTiffany-style 1. Used attributively (sometimes with small initial) to designate objects made or designed by Charles Tiffany or (more usually) Louis Tiffany or imitating his style, esp. as Tiffany glass, Tiffany lamp; also Tiffany-style adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > late 19th and 20th centuries > [noun] > other movements > artists > specific Tiffany1895 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 153/1 1K Diamond. Tiffany Setting. 1907 R. Kipling Let. 10 Dec. (1983) 56 A slippery slidy red leather box—like a huge Tiffany jewel case. 1930 E. Waugh Labels vii. 175 Gaudi alone was able to use it [sc. a mosaic of broken china and pebbles embedded in cement] with precision..and make of it the craft which, in New York, is reverently known as ‘Tiffany bathroom’. 1936 J. Dos Passos Big Money 307 Gladys kept..tiffanyglass bowls full of freezias. 1969 A. Lurie Real People 89 The Tiffany lanterns [had been] lit beside the front door. 1971 P. A. Whitney Listen for Whisperer v. 95 I switched on the Tiffany lamp. 1977 Lancashire Life Mar. 56/3 (caption) His policy is to supplement ‘the world's finest exhibition’ of Tiffany glass with a monthly change of exhibitions. 1977 Texas Highways Dec. 33/1 Tiffany-style lampshades. 1979 United States 1980–1 (Penguin Travel Guides) 425 This one..has Tiffany lamps, antique tables, and a very friendly atmosphere. 1980 ‘E. McBain’ Ghosts iv. 75 The Tiffany-style lamp on the end table. < as lemmas |
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