Tippet
Tippet , noun
[Old English tipet, tepet, Anglo-Saxon tappet, probably from Latin tapete tapestry, hangings. Compare 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. [Scottish]
3.
A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. [Scottish] — Jamieson
Collocations (3)
Tippet grebe (Zoology) , the great crested grebe, or one of several similar species.
Tippet grouse (Zoology) , the ruffed grouse.
To turn tippet , to change. [Obsolete] — B. Jonson