Hypertext Webster Gateway: "topper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Topper \Top"per\, n.
1. One that tops, in any sense of the verb; specif.:
(a) A cover of a top layer or part. [Colloq.]
(b) One that excels, surpasses, or is extraordinary of its
kind. [Slang]
(c) Any device for cutting off tops; as, a turnip topper.
(d) One who tops steel ingots.
(e) A three-square float (file) used by comb makers.
2. A top hat. [Slang or Colloq.]
3. Tobacco left in the bottom of a pipe bowl; -- so called
from its being often taken out and placed on top of the
newly filled bowl. Also, a cigar stump. [Slang]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
topper
n 1: an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have
gone before
2: a woman's short coat
3: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver
or silk [syn: {dress hat}, {high hat}, {opera hat}, {silk
hat}, {stovepipe}, {top hat}, {beaver}]
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