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Look up: tippet

  1. tippet
    [n] - a woman`s fur shoulder cape with hanging ends
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Tippet
    Tip'pet noun [ Middle English tipet , tepet , Anglo-Saxon tæppet , probably from Latin tapete tapestry, hangings. Confer Tape , Tapestry , Tapet .] 1. A cape, or scarflike garment for covering...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/61

  3. tippet
    1. A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, usually made of fur, cloth, or other warm material. ... 2. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line. ... 3. A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. ... <zoology> Tippet grebe, ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. tippet
    noun a woman`s fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Tippet
    • (n.) A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching. • (n.) A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, -- usually made of fur, cloth, or other warm material. • (n.) A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. tippet
    long, narrow, cloth streamer, usually white, worn around the arm above the elbow, with the long end hanging down to the knee or to the ground. These ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/53

  7. Tippet
    A tippet is a cape of fur or other material for the shoulders. Tippets are an item of the official costume of judges and clergy, and frequently formed part of the outdoor livery of coachmen and footmen. Anciently the tippet was the pendant part of the hood or sleeve.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  8. Tippet
    A `tippet` is a stole or scarf-like narrow piece of clothing, worn around the arms and above the elbow. They evolved in the fourteenth century from long sleeves and typically had one end hanging down to the knees. In later fashion, a tippet is often any scarf-like wrap, usually made of fur, such as ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippet

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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