tippet
a scarf, usually of fur or wool, for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, and usually having ends hanging down in front.: Compare stole2 (def. 2).
Ecclesiastical. a band of silk or the like worn around the neck with the ends pendent in front.: Compare stole2 (def. 1).
a long, narrow, pendent part of a hood, sleeve, etc.
Angling.
a short length of gut, nylon, or the like, for tying an artificial fly to the leader.
a branch of the shaft of a bird feather, serving as the tail of an artificial fly.
Origin of tippet
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How to use tippet in a sentence
“It appears that they wanted the dogs, and we are investigating other angles but nothing that we know for sure,” tippet said, adding that it is unclear whether the shooting was directly related to Lady Gaga’s celebrity status.
Lady Gaga offers half a million dollars for her stolen French bulldogs after walker was ambushed | Paulina Villegas | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostShe has a gentle, serious face; her neatly braided hair and her black tippet inspire respect and sympathy.
Child Life In Town And Country | Anatole FranceThe tall but not very clerical figure was wrapped in a shawl and swathed round the throat with many turns of a woolen tippet.
The German youth was wearing an old-fashion tippet around his neck, the loose ends flying behind.
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)"Wait, I'll loosen the tippet," came from Songbird, and guided the muffler free of the bob.
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
Hans' tippet caught under our runners and held us up a good deal.
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
British Dictionary definitions for tippet
/ (ˈtɪpɪt) /
a woman's fur cape for the shoulders, often consisting of the whole fur of a fox, marten, etc
the long stole of Anglican clergy worn during a service
a long streamer-like part to a sleeve, hood, etc, esp in the 16th century
the ruff of a bird
a tippet feather or something similar used in dressing some artificial angling flies
Origin of tippet
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