Liripoop definition

(obsolete) A pendent part of the old clerical tippet.
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(obsolete) A tippet; a scarf; worn also by doctors, learned men, etc.
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(obsolete) Acuteness; smartness.
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(obsolete) A smart trick or stratagem.

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(obsolete) A silly person.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
liripoop
Plural:
liripoops

Origin of liripoop

  • Old French liripipion, liripion, Latin liripipium. Said to be corrupted from Latin cleri ephippium, the clergy's caparison.

    From Wiktionary