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jupons

jupons is the plural of jupon.

Meaning of jupon

Noun

jupon (plural jupons)

  1. (historical) 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
  2. A petticoat.

Questions about jupons

What is jupons the plural of?
Jupons is the plural of jupon.

Words near jupons in the dictionary

  1. Jupiterian
  2. Jupiterians
  3. Jupiterlike
  4. jupiters
  5. jupon
  6. jupons
  7. Jupp
  8. juppon
  9. juppons
  10. jupti
  11. Jupânești

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