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N many quarters considerable misapprehension prevails as to the meaning of the word "tippet," which occurs more than once in the Canons of the English Church: it is the purport of this paper to point out, as far as possible, the origin of this ornament, and the different uses to which it is applied.

The moder and lay signification of the word tippet is a rather small cape encircling the neck and covering the shoulders. In this form it is still occasionally used, and will be easily remembered as a portion of the dress of many female charity schools. The tippet of the middle ages was a very