English Explanatory Dictionary

liripoop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet.
  2. A tippet; a scarf; worn also by doctors, learned men, etc.
  3. acuteness; smartness; knowledge.
  4. One's proper business or prescribed role.
  5. A silly person.

Word forms

liripoop liripoops liripipe

Etymology

From Old French liripipion, liripion, Latin liripipium. Said to be corrupted from cleri ephippium (“the clergy's caparison”).

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