jabot

[ zha-boh, ja- or, especially British, zhab-oh, jab-oh ]
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noun
  1. a decorative ruffle or other arrangement of lace or cloth attached at the neckline and extending down the front of a woman's blouse or dress or, formerly, of a man's shirt.

Origin of jabot

1
1815–25; <French: literally, bird's crop, probably <Provençal (N dialects); see gavotte

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How to use jabot in a sentence

  • The tears slid down her cheeks, and dropped on her smart tailored waist and her Irish lace jabot, and she didn't care a bit.

    Roast Beef, Medium | Edna Ferber
  • Kiss me good night, and help me with my cloak, so that I shall not muss all this lace jabot.

    A Speckled Bird | Augusta J. Evans Wilson
  • He wore the usual sable-coloured clothes which he affected, with the primly-folded jabot and cuffs edged with narrow lace.

    El Dorado | Baroness Orczy
  • Taking the diamond pin from his lace jabot he hid it under his vest, which he buttoned to the necktie.

  • Emma McChesney straightened her collar and jabot with a jerk, and sat up.

    Roast Beef, Medium | Edna Ferber

British Dictionary definitions for jabot

jabot

/ (ˈʒæbəʊ) /


noun
  1. a frill or ruffle on the breast or throat of a garment, originally to hide the closure of a shirt

Origin of jabot

1
C19: from French: bird's crop, jabot; compare Old French gave throat

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