Tippet (Noun)
Meaning
A woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She carefully wrapped the luxurious tippet around her shoulders, feeling the softness of the marten fur.
- The vintage fashion magazine featured a 1920s flapper wearing a stylish tippet, complete with a matching fedora.
- As she stepped out into the cold winter air, she draped the tippet over her shoulders, the fox fur glistening in the streetlights.
- The actress's costume designer carefully selected a tippet made from the finest sable fur to complete her character's opulent ensemble.
- The elegant woman's tippet was a family heirloom, passed down from her grandmother, who had worn it to high-society parties in the 1950s.