tippet

UK: /ˈtɪpɪt/ US: (tip′it)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

tip•pet  (tip′it), n. 

1. Clothing a scarf, usually of fur or wool, for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, and usually having ends hanging down in front. Cf. stole ² (def. 2).
2. Religion [Eccles.] a band of silk or the like worn around the neck with the ends pendent in front. Cf. stole ² (def. 1).
3. Clothing a long, narrow, pendent part of a hood, sleeve, etc.
4. Sport [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.

• 1250–1300; Middle English; see tip¹, -et

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tippet / ˈtɪpɪt/ noun

1. a woman's fur cape for the shoulders, often consisting of the whole fur of a fox, marten, etc
2. the long stole of Anglican clergy worn during a service
3. a long streamer-like part to a sleeve, hood, etc, esp in the 16th century

Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps from tip¹