Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
lipper [lip-er] ExamplesWord Origin noun Nautical.
- a slightly rough or ripply surface on a body of water.
- spray from small waves.
Origin of lipper 1505–15; noun use of dial. lipper to ripple. See lap3, -er6 Examples from the Web for lipper Contemporary Examples of lipper
Lipper expects a diverse reaction, but she hopes to inspire not just women, but men as well to get onboard with gender equality.
The Nigerian Women Who Fight for Democracy
Nina Strochlic
October 1, 2014
Historical Examples of lipper
I think it’s Klipper, Lipper, Wipper, or something of that sort.
Life in a German Crack Regiment
Wolf Ernst Hugo Emil Baudissin
Occasionally the Lipper edges of the plates are shorted, in which case they must be treated the same way.
The Automobile Storage Battery
O. A. Witte
The trees are blown white, the grass is black with shadows, and the sea springs up like magic into a short nasty “lipper.”
James Runciman