n.;
He must . . . stand on his typtoon [ tiptoes ]. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
To be a tiptoe,
To stand a tiptoe,
To stand on tiptoe
To be on tiptoe
[ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
Tiptoe mirth,
v. i. To step or walk on tiptoe. [ 1913 Webster ]