Thesaurus: tippet

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1. n. A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, -- usually made of fur, cloth, or other warm material.
2. n. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line.
3. n. A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching.
4. n. a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten
5. 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 (Zoöl.), the great crested grebe, or one of several similar species. -- Tippet grouse (Zoöl.), the ruffed grouse. -- To turn tippet, to change. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
6. n:100 n. a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten