Category:Tippet

Tip"pet, n. Etym: [oe. tipet, tepet, as. tæppet, 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 (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.