Tippet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a scarf, usually of fur or wool, for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, and usually having ends hanging down in front.
  2. a band of silk or the like worn around the neck with the ends pendent in front.
  3. a long, narrow, pendent part of a hood, sleeve, etc.
  4. 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.
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
  4. the ruff of a bird
  5. a tippet feather or something similar used in dressing some artificial angling flies
Tippet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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