tiff

noun5

1. •
   (informal) A (generally small) argument or disagreement; a petty quarrel, a spat.

   • There's Tom, now, since this tiff with Mrs. Cat, the scoundrel plays the Grand Turk here! — 1839
2. •
   (informal, no longer used) A brief outburst or period of bad temper; a snit; also (rare) any brief outburst (for example, of laughter).

   • [A]s if / Returning homevvards in a furious Tiff; / Your Host declares, he's sorry at his Heart, / And humbly acts the penitential Part. — 1739
3. •
   (slang, no longer used) A small draught or sip of liquor (especially diluted or poor quality liquor) or punch.

   • Come, Captain, let not your noble Courage be cast dovvn; vvhat say you to a Glass of vvhite VVine, or a Tiff of Punch, by VVay of VVhet? — 1751
4. •
   (slang, no longer used) Liquor, especially diluted or poor quality liquor.
5. •
   (no longer used, rare) The way in which one's body or hair is decked out or dressed.

   • Did you mark the beau Tiff of his VVig, vvhat a deal of Pains he took to toss it back, vvhen the very VVeight thereof vvas like to dravv him from his Seat? — 1703

verb5

1. •
   (informal) To be involved in a (generally small) argument or disagreement; to squabble.

   • Poor Newton! he little knew to what he owed that glance. The fact is, the Captain was late, and Miss Bowers tiffed. — 1859
2. •
   (UK, India) Synonym of tiffin (“to eat a (light) midday meal or snack; to have lunch, to lunch”).

   • Go home, Jack. I will tiff with you to-day at half-past two. — 1859
3. •
   [with oneself] (informal, no longer used) To deck out or dress (someone or oneself, or their body or hair).

   • Is the Miss under a force vvhen she culls among her trinkets vvith curious toil to tiff herself out in the most engaging manner, or teazes pappa for money to buy a nevv-fashioned silk? — 1763
4. •
   (informal, no longer used) To deck out or dress one's body or hair.

   • I never pin up my Hair vvith Prose. I fancy ones Hair vvou'd not curl if it vvere pinn'd up vvith Prose. […] Ay, poor Mincing tift and tift all the morning. — 1700
5. •
   (slang, no longer used) To drink (liquor), especially slowly or in small amounts; to sip.

   • Nor did the Doctor fail to go / To the bright region of the Row; / There tiff'd his punch and talk'd and smok'd, / Was sometimes grave and sometimes jok'd; […] — 1821

noun2

1. •
   An image stored in the TIFF format.
2. •
   A file using TIFF file format