jupon
English
Saint Stephen, King of Hungary with a jupon bearing his arms, white and red stripes. Image from the Hungarian Illuminated Chronicle
Alternative forms
- juppon
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)
- (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, Lyonesse, Chapter 26,
- 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.
- 1700, John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite, Book III,
- A petticoat.
Esperanto
Noun
jupon
- accusative singular of jupo
French
Etymology
From Middle French jupon; equivalent to jupe + -on.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒy.pɔ̃/
Noun
jupon m (plural jupons)
- petticoat, underskirt
- (colloquial) a bit of skirt
- (military) a sleeveless jacket worn over armor (medieval)
Derived terms
- courir les jupons
- coureur de jupons
Descendants
- → Japanese: ズボン (zubon)
- → Romanian: jupon
Further reading
- “jupon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- jupoun, gypoun, gipoun, gypon, gepon, jupown, jopon, jepoun
Etymology
From Middle French jupon; equivalent to jupe + -oun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒiu̯ˈpoːn/, /ˈdʒiu̯poːn/
Noun
jupon
- A jupon (an overcoat for armour, usually bearing heraldic symbols)
Descendants
- English: jupon
- English: gipoun, gepoun, gypoun, jupon, juppon (obsolete)
References
- “jūpọ̄n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-16.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French jupon.
Noun
jupon n (plural jupoane)
- underskirt, petticoat, jupon