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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tippet \Tip"pet\, n. [OE. tipet, tepet, AS t[ae]ppet, probably
fr L. tapete tapestry, hangings. Cf {Tape}, {Tapestry},
{Tapet}.]
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} (Zo["o]l.), the great crested grebe, or one of
several similar species.
{Tippet grouse} (Zo["o]l.), the ruffed grouse.
{To turn tippet}, to change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
tippet
n : a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends often
consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten
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