WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lir•i•pipe
(lir′ē pīp′),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothinga hood with a long, hanging peak, worn originally by medieval academics and later adopted for general wear in the 14th and 15th centuries.
- Clothinga long strip or tail of fabric hanging from a garment or headdress, esp. the peak of this hood or a streamer on a chaperon;
tippet.
- Medieval Latin liripipium, of obscure origin, originally
- 1540–50
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