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tippet
[ tip-it ]
noun
- a scarf, usually of fur or wool, for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, and usually having ends hanging down in front. Compare stole 2( def 2 ).
- Ecclesiastical. a band of silk or the like worn around the neck with the ends pendent in front. Compare stole 2( def 1 ).
- a long, narrow, pendent part of a hood, sleeve, etc.
- Angling.
- a short length of gut, nylon, or the like, for tying an artificial fly to the leader.
- a branch of the shaft of a bird feather, serving as the tail of an artificial fly.
tippet
/ ˈtɪpɪt /
noun
- a woman's fur cape for the shoulders, often consisting of the whole fur of a fox, marten, etc
- the long stole of Anglican clergy worn during a service
- a long streamer-like part to a sleeve, hood, etc, esp in the 16th century
- the ruff of a bird
- a tippet feather or something similar used in dressing some artificial angling flies
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tippet1
C14: perhaps from tip 1
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Example Sentences
She has a gentle, serious face; her neatly braided hair and her black tippet inspire respect and sympathy.
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The tall but not very clerical figure was wrapped in a shawl and swathed round the throat with many turns of a woolen tippet.
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The German youth was wearing an old-fashion tippet around his neck, the loose ends flying behind.
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"Wait, I'll loosen the tippet," came from Songbird, and guided the muffler free of the bob.
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Hans' tippet caught under our runners and held us up a good deal.
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