jupon

American  

[joo-pon, joo-pon, zhy-pawn] / ˈdʒu pɒn, dʒuˈpɒn, ʒüˈpɔ̃ /

noun

plural

jupons

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

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jupon British  

/ ˈʒuːpɒn /

noun

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

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

"Everything from when you slew the odious Abbot until the fight ended on the stairs; and you can never know, dear, the joy with which I recognized the Stag upon your jupon."

From Beatrix of Clare by Underwood, Clarence F.

And as to the camisole and jupon, I am not quite sure about them either.

From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte

Indeed, it may be questioned whether any invention known to modern Europe had so sudden and wonderful a success or made the inventor so talked about as Eugénie's famous jupon d'acier.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin

"They wear armor," said he, "but I discern no jupon."

From Beatrix of Clare by Underwood, Clarence F.

Under the habit a jupon of cambric muslin with a deep border of needlework.

From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various