tippet

1 :  a long hanging end of cloth attached to a sleeve, cap, or hood

2 :  a shoulder cape of fur or cloth often with hanging ends

3 :  a long black scarf worn over the robe by Anglican clergymen during morning and evening prayer

4 fishing :  a short length of material (such as gut, nylon, or horsehair) attached at the thinnest end of a tapered leader (see leader 1e(2)) and used to secure an artificial fly