jupon
English
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:
- 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, chapter 26, in Lyonesse:
- 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.
Esperanto
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French jupon. By surface analysis, jupe + -on.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒy.pɔ̃/
Noun
jupon m (plural jupons)
- petticoat, underskirt
- (colloquial) a bit of skirt
- (military) a sleeveless jacket worn over armor (medieval)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “jupon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Etymology
From Middle French jupon; equivalent to jupe + -oun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒiu̯ˈpoːn/, /ˈdʒiu̯poːn/
References
- “jūpọ̄n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-16.
Romanian
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