tippet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tippet	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for tippet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tippet n a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tippet \Tip"pet\, n. [OE. tipet, tepet, AS. t[91]ppet, 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} (Zo[94]l.), the great crested grebe, or one of several similar species. {Tippet grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. {To turn tippet}, to change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.