jupon

[ joo-pon, joo-pon; French zhy-pawn ]

/ ˈdʒu pɒn, dʒuˈpɒn; French ʒüˈpɔ̃ /

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noun, plural ju·pons

[joo-ponz, joo-ponz; French zhy-pawn]. /ˈdʒu pɒnz, dʒuˈpɒnz; French ʒüˈpɔ̃/.

a close-fitting tunic, usually padded and bearing heraldic arms, worn over armor.

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Also gipon.

Origin of jupon

1350–1400; Middle English jopo(u)n<Middle French jupon, equivalent to Old French jupe a kind of jacket + -on noun suffix

Words nearby jupon

Junr, junta, junto, Jupiter, Jupiter's-beard, jupon, jura, jural, juramentado, Jura Mountains, Jurassic

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How to use jupon in a sentence

The jupon was a garment which covered the body from the camail to just above the knees.
Chats on Military Curios|Stanley C. Johnson
The upper classes wore a short jupon, or tight-fitting vest, parti-coloured, with narrow waist belt and tight sleeves.
A Handbook of Pictorial History|Henry W. Donald
The jupon was made of a rich material, blazoned with the arms of the wearer, and was escalloped along the bottom edge.
A Handbook of Pictorial History|Henry W. Donald
Knights gave up the use of the camail and jupon, and were 117clothed in complete armour.
A Handbook of Pictorial History|Henry W. Donald

Under the habit a jupon of cambric muslin with a deep border of needlework.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for jupon

jupon

/ (ˈʒuːpɒn) /

noun

a short close-fitting sleeveless padded garment, used in the late 14th and early 15th centuries with armourAlso called: gipon

Word Origin for jupon

C15: from Old French, from Old French jupe; see jumper 1

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