top

Middle English

/tɔp/

noun
Definitions
  • The summit or top of something, especially a vertical object:
  • A small deck at the dop of a ship's sails.
  • A cluster or bunch of fibres; a tassel.
  • A top or whirligig spinning toy
  • The start or introduction of something.
  • (rare) The tip or end of something; that which something terminates in.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English topp inherited from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (braid, pigtail, end, summit, crest, top, plait, tip, tuft of hair).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*tuppaz

Gloss

braid, pigtail, end, summit, crest, top, plait, tip, tuft of hair

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

終

Emoji
👩‍🌾

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