"liripoop" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: liripoops [plural]
Etymology: From Old French liripipion, liripion, Latin liripipium. Said to be corrupted from cleri ephippium (“the clergy's caparison”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|liripipion}} Old French liripipion, {{m|fro|liripion}} liripion, {{der|en|la|liripipium}} Latin liripipium, {{m|la|cleri ephippium||the clergy's caparison}} cleri ephippium (“the clergy's caparison”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} liripoop (plural liripoops)
  1. (obsolete) A pendent part of the old clerical tippet. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-liripoop-en-noun-PkHxArKq
  2. (obsolete) A tippet; a scarf; worn also by doctors, learned men, etc. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-liripoop-en-noun-vP1119yP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 41 3 42 8
  3. (obsolete) acuteness; smartness; knowledge. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-liripoop-en-noun-dQ8lg5oH
  4. (obsolete) One's proper business or prescribed role. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-liripoop-en-noun-jb2uQD67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 41 3 42 8
  5. (obsolete) A silly person. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-liripoop-en-noun-UreIb9qZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: liripipe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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