Question 1

What is the definition of the French word "houppe"?

Accepted Answer

An assembly of several woolen, silk, etc. threads, tied together to form a bouquet, tuft, or floccus.
On men, a tuft of hair on the forehead.
A silk tuft that terminates a twisted and hanging silk cord on a hat; it serves as a crest for the hats of cardinals, archbishops, bishops, and protonotaries.
A plume of feathers that some birds wear on their head.
A small, spread-out tuft of hair in some part of an animal's body.
A small, spread-out tuft of hair at the end of a seed.
The top of a tree, its crown, its summit.
Washed and prepared wool for spinning.
A tip of gold, silver, or ribbon thread that protrudes from the ferrule of an aiguilette.

Question 2

What is the plural of the French word "houppe"?

Accepted Answer

houppes

Question 3

Where does the French word "houppe" come from?

Accepted Answer

from houpe, (1350) from the Frankish huppo that can be reconstructed from the Flemish hoppe ('tuft of grass, plants') and the Rhenish hupp, huppen ('heap of straw, laundry, etc.') see huppe.

houppe

Syllable Decomposition

Etymology

Definitions

Plural

See also