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n. A covering for the shoulders, as of fur, with long ends that hang in front.

n. A long stole worn by members of the Anglican clergy.

n. A long hanging part, as of a sleeve, hood, or cape.

n. a shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front

n. a stole worn by Anglican ministers

n. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fishing line.

n. A handful of straw bound together at one end, used for thatching.

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

n. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line.

n. A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching.

n. A long and narrow pendent part of the dress, as the hanging part of a sleeve or the liripipium.

n. Any scarf or similar garment.

n. A cape or muffler, usually covering the shoulders or coming, at most, half-way to the elbow, but longer in front; especially, such a garment when made of fur; in modern use, any covering for the neck, or the neck and shoulders, with hanging ends, especially a woolen muffler tied about the neck. Fur tippets still form part of the official costume of English judges.

n. In the Ch. of Eng., a kind of cape worn by literates (non-graduates), of stuff, and instead of the hood, and by graduates, beneficed clergy, and dignitaries, of silk, at times when they do not wear the hood.

n. A hood of chain-mail: used sometimes for camail.

n. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fishing-line.

n. A bundle of straw bound together at one end, used in thatching.

n. In ornithology, a formation of long or downy feathers about a bird's head or neck; a ruff or ruffle.

n. In entomology, one of the patagia, or pieces attached to the sides of the pronotum, of a moth: so called because they are generally covered with soft, plumy scales. thus resembling tippets. Also shoulder-tippet.

n. a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten

"A knot I use to tie flies to my tippet is the UN-improved clinch knot ..... 4, or 5 wraps and just barely through the bottom hole, hold it there, wet the loops, and draw them up leaving but a fraction of an inch to trip off."

cape    mantle   

hempen tippet    st. johnstone's tippet    to turn tippet    tyburn tippet   

snippet   

muff    pelisse    mitten    muffler    cassock    ruff    surcoat    coif    kirtle    cowl