liripoop (plural liripoops)
(obsolete) A pendent part of the old clerical tippet.
(obsolete) A tippet; a scarf; worn also by doctors, learned men, etc.
(obsolete) acuteness; smartness
(obsolete) A smart trick or stratagem.
(obsolete) A silly person.
Source: Wiktionary
Lir"i*poop, n. Etym: [OF. liripipion, liripion, LL. liripipium. Said to be corrupted from L. cleri ephippium, lit., the clergy's caparison.]
1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; -- worn also by doctors, learned men, etc. [Obs.]
2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem.[Obs.] Stanihurst.
3. A silly person. [Obs.] A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard. Milles. MS. Devon Gloss.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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