jupon
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English jupon, from Middle French jupon.
Noun
jupon (plural jupons)
- (historical) A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
- 1700, John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite, Book III,[1]
- 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;
- 1983, Jack Vance, Lyonesse, Chapter 26,
- 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.
- 1700, John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite, Book III,[1]
- A petticoat.
Esperanto
Noun
jupon
- accusative singular of jupo
French
Etymology
From Middle French jupon; equivalent to jupe + -on.
Pronunciation
Noun
jupon m (plural jupons)
- petticoat, underskirt
- (colloquial) a bit of skirt
- (military) a sleeveless jacket worn over armor (medieval)
Descendants
Further reading
- “jupon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle French jupon; equivalent to jupe + -oun.
Pronunciation
Noun
jupon
- A jupon (an overcoat for armour, usually bearing heraldic symbols)
Descendants
References
- “jūpọ̄n (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-16.
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
jupon n (plural jupoane)
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