Lir"i*poop (lĭr"ĭ*p?p),
n. [OF. liripipion, liripion, LL.
liripipium. Said to be corrupted from L. cleri
ephippium, lit., the clergy's caparison.]
1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet;
afterwards, a tippet; a scarf; -- worn also by doctors, learned men,
etc. [Obs.]
2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick
or stratagem. [Obs.] Stanihurst.
3. A silly person. [Obs.]
A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly,
empty creature; an old dotard.
Milles. MS. Devon
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