tippet
IPA: tˈɪpʌt
noun
- A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.
- A stole worn by Anglican ministers or other clergymen.
- (historical) A piece of mail armor protecting the shoulders and neck; a camail.
- (Scotland, obsolete) A length of twisted hair or gut in a fishing line.
- (Scotland, obsolete) A handful of straw bound together at one end, used for thatching.
- (fishing) In fly fishing, the part of the leader that attaches to the fly.
- A bird's ruffle.
- One of the patagia, or pieces at the side of the pronotum of a moth.
- A surname.
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Examples of "tippet" in Sentences
- A tippet is a scarf like garment.
- The tippet connects the leader to the fly.
- In summer its place was taken by the tippet.
- The minister may also wear a tippet or a stole.
- Tippet Studios were taken on to digitally recreate people.
- The single turle is used to tie the fly to the leader tippet.
- Oh and I forgot to mention the witness of the Tippet shooting.
- An Anglican reader usually wears a blue tippet with choir dress.
- An Anglican reader usually wears a blue tippet with choir dress..
- It also survives in the tippet and hood worn by some Anglican priests.
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