jupon

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

/ ˈdʒu pɒn, dʒuˈpɒn; French ʒüˈpɔ̃ /

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.

Words nearby jupon

junr, junta, junto, jupiter, jupiter's-beard, jupon, jur. d., jur. m., jura, jura mountains, jural

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

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Examples from the Web for jupon

Roquefort gives the form Jupe, but Jupon or Gipoun is more usual.
The Lay of Havelok the Dane|Unknown
The jupon was a garment which covered the body from the camail to just above the knees.
Chats on Military Curios|Stanley C. Johnson
Under the habit a jupon of cambric muslin with a deep border of needlework.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851|Various
Knights gave up the use of the camail and jupon, and were 117clothed in complete armour.
A Handbook of Pictorial History|Henry W. Donald

It will be noticed that on this knight the skirt of the jupon is scalloped, on the other it is plain.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages|Edward Lewes Cutts

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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