2. Noiseless; stealthy. "With tiptoe step." Cowper. Tiptoe mirth, the highest degree of mirth. Sir W. Scott.
TIPTOE
Tip"toe`, v. i.
Defn: To step or walk on tiptoe.
TIPTOP
Tip"top`, n. Etym: [Tip end + top.]
Defn: The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything. [Colloq.]
TIPTOP
Tip"top`, a.
Defn: Very excellent; most excellent; perfect. [Colloq.] "Four tiptop voices." Gray. "Sung in a tiptop manner." Goldsmith.
TIPULA Tip"u*la, n.; pl. L. Tipulæ, E. Tipulas. Etym: [L., the water spider, or water spinner.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to Tipula and allied genera. They have long and slender bodies. See Crane fly, under Crane.
TIPULARY
Tip"u*la*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. tipulaire.] (Zoöl.)