jupon
UK/ˈd͡ʒu.pɒn/US/ˈd͡ʒu.pɑn/
jupon noun: a close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
Noun
jupon (plural jupons)
- A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
- 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;1700, John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite, Book III - 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.1983, Jack Vance, chapter 26, in Lyonesse
- Some wore coat armour, imitating scale,
- A petticoat.
jupon meaning in Tamil
jupon in Tamil
- பருத்தி பாவுப் பிரெஞ்சு துணி
Forms of jupon
| plural | jupons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | juppon |
Origin of jupon
Borrowed from Middle English jupoun, jupon, from Middle French jupon. Doublet of żupan.
Words that rhyme with jupon
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- foregone
- mon
- qanon
- scone
- swan
- thereupon
- tick on
- wan
- a ton
- chignon
- con
- electron
- got it going on
- ron
- soupçon
- thereon
- Toulon
- whereupon
- Yonne
- -hon
- -plon
- agone
- begone
- bent on
- build on
- build upon
- c'mon
- catch oneself on
- chron
- cock on
- Comecon
- conn
- cop oneself on
- Gabon
- garçon
- hither and yon
- hon
- macron
- microraion
- mont
- Perpignan
- phon
- pon
- raion
- shone
- sine qua non
- sine quibus non
- Sir John
Questions about jupon
- What does jupon mean?
- Jupon means a close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
- What is jupon in Tamil?
- Jupon in Tamil is பருத்தி பாவுப் பிரெஞ்சு துணி. See Jupon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is jupon?
- Jupon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jupon?
- Jupon is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒu.pɒn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of jupon?
- The plural of jupon is jupons.
Words near jupon in the dictionary
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