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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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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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