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noun

Jabot n.

Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt.

An arrangement of lace or tulle, looped ornamentally, and worn by women on the front of the dress.

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Etymology of 'Jabot'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Jabot" Quotes from Famous Books

... I had not the powerful chest and muscular proportion which I have since attained (to be exchanged, alas! for gouty legs and chalk-stones in my fingers; but 'tis the way of mortality), but I had arrived at near my present growth of six feet, and with my hair in buckle, a handsome lace jabot and wristbands to my shirt, and a red plush waistcoat, barred with gold, looked the gentleman I was born. I wore my drab coat with plate buttons, that was grown too small for me, and quite agreed with Captain Fitzsimons that I must pay a visit ...

— Barry Lyndon • William Makepeace Thackeray

... little cupboard, ate about two pounds of cheese and all the rolls, and snuffed the butter). And another trifling occurrence to-day. We chained him to the sofa, which, during our absence, he dragged (exactly as the dogs dragged Mons. Jabot's bed) across the room, upset the ink on to the carpet, threw my photo-book down by it, and established himself in Rex's arm-chair. It was most ludicrous, for the other day he slipped his collar, and chose ...

— Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books • Horatia K. F. Eden

Words linked to "Jabot" : frill, ruffle, flounce