jupon

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Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒu.pɒn/ (UK)

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/ˈd͡ʒu.pɒn/ (UK) · /d͡ʒuˈpɒn/ (UK) · /ˈd͡ʒu.pɑn/ (US) · /d͡ʒuˈpɑn/ (US)

Definition of jupon

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(historical)A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.

“Some wore coat armour, imitating scale, And next their skins were stubborn shirts of mail; Some wore a breastplate and a light juppon, Their horses clothed with rich caparison;”
“He climbed three marble steps, crossed the terrace and entered a dim foyer, where a chamberlain silently helped him from his helmet, his jupon and his chain cuirass.”

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noun

(historical)A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.

“Some wore coat armour, imitating scale, And next their skins were stubborn shirts of mail; Some wore a breastplate and a light juppon, Their horses clothed with rich caparison;”
“He climbed three marble steps, crossed the terrace and entered a dim foyer, where a chamberlain silently helped him from his helmet, his jupon and his chain cuirass.”
A petticoat.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Borrowed from Middle English jupoun, jupon, from Middle French jupon. Doublet of żupan.

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