/lir"ee puyp'/ , n.
1. a hood with a long, hanging peak, worn originally by medieval academics and later adopted for general wear in the 14th and 15th centuries.
2. a long strip or tail of fabric hanging from a garment or headdress, esp. the peak of this hood or a streamer on a chaperon; tippet.
[ 1540-50; liripipium, of obscure orig. ]