Lir″i‐poop (lĭr″ĭ‐po͞op), 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.
2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem. Stanihurst.
3. A silly person.
A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature; an old dotard. Milles. MS. Devon Gloss.