jabot
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
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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 FerberKiss 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 WilsonHe wore the usual sable-coloured clothes which he affected, with the primly-folded jabot and cuffs edged with narrow lace.
El Dorado | Baroness OrczyTaking the diamond pin from his lace jabot he hid it under his vest, which he buttoned to the necktie.
A Conspiracy of the Carbonari | Louise MhlbachEmma McChesney straightened her collar and jabot with a jerk, and sat up.
Roast Beef, Medium | Edna Ferber
British Dictionary definitions for jabot
/ (ˈʒæbəʊ) /
a frill or ruffle on the breast or throat of a garment, originally to hide the closure of a shirt
Origin of jabot
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