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Webster 1913 Edition


Tippet

Tip′pet

,
Noun.
[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
(Zool.)
,
the great crested grebe, or one of several similar species.
–
Tippet grouse
(Zool.)
,
the ruffed grouse.
–
To turn tippet
,
to change.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.