jupon

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English

Saint Stephen, King of Hungary with a jupon bearing his arms, white and red stripes. Image from the Hungarian Illuminated Chronicle

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English jupon, from Middle French jupon.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.pɒn/, /d͡ʒuˈpɒn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.pɑn/, /d͡ʒuˈpɑn/

Noun

jupon (plural jupons)

  1. (historical) A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
    • 1700, John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite, Book III:
      Some wore coat armour, imitating scale,
      And next their skins were stubborn shirts of mail;
      Some wore a breastplate and a light juppon,
      Their horses clothed with rich caparison;
    • 1983, Jack Vance, chapter 26, in Lyonesse:
      He climbed three marble steps, crossed the terrace and entered a dim foyer, where a chamberlain silently helped him from his helmet, his jupon and his chain cuirass.
  2. A petticoat.

Esperanto

Noun

jupon

  1. accusative singular of jupo

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French jupon. By surface analysis, jupe +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

Noun

jupon m (plural jupons)

  1. petticoat, underskirt
  2. (colloquial) a bit of skirt
  3. (military) a sleeveless jacket worn over armor (medieval)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: ズボン (zubon)
  • Polish: żupan
  • Romanian: jupon

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French jupon; equivalent to jupe +‎ -oun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒiu̯ˈpoːn/, /ˈdʒiu̯poːn/

Noun

jupon

  1. A jupon (an overcoat for armour, usually bearing heraldic symbols)

Descendants

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French jupon.

Noun

jupon n (plural jupoane)

  1. underskirt, petticoat, jupon