TIPPETS

Noun

tippets

plural of tippet

Anagrams

• tippest

Source: Wiktionary


TIPPET

Tip"pet, n. Etym: [OE. tipet, tepet, AS. tæppet, probably fr. L. tapete tapestry, hangings. Cf. Tape, Tapestry, Tapet.]

1. A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, -- usually made of fur, cloth, or other warm material. Chaucer. Bacon.

2. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line. [Scot.]

3. A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. [Scot.] Jamieson. Tippet grebe (Zoöl.), the great crested grebe, or one of several similar species.

– Tippet grouse (Zoöl.), the ruffed grouse.

– To turn tippet, to change. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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