Etymology

liripoop

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Today it means: A pendent part of the old clerical tippet. Full definition →

Old French liripipion ← Latin liripipium
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  1. Latin · derived fromliripipium
  2. Old French · derived fromliripipion
  3. English todayliripoop

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

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