liripipe

[ lir-ee-pahyp ]

noun

1. a hood with a long, hanging peak, worn originally by medieval academics and later adopted for general wear in the 14th and 15th centuries.
2. a long strip or tail of fabric hanging from a garment or headdress, especially the peak of this hood or a streamer on a chaperon; tippet.

liripipe

/ ˈlɪrɪˌpaɪp; ˈlɪrɪˌpuːp /

noun

1. the tip of a graduate's hood

Word History and Origins

Origin of liripipe¹

First recorded in 1540–50, liripipe is from the Medieval Latin word liripipium, of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of liripipe¹

C14: Medieval Latin liripipium, origin obscure

Example Sentences

His hood is parti-coloured and jagged at the edge and round his face, and his liripipe is very long.

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The long peak grew and grew into the preposterous liripipe which hung down the back from the head to the feet.

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Here a liripipe is extravagantly long; here a gold circlet decorates curled locks with matchless taste.

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The hood is fixed on the right shoulder, and the band representing the liripipe is brought across the breast of the wearer.

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Lowest in rank are the surpliced choristers wearing hoods, with, in some instances, a liripipe depending from them behind.

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