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jabot

[ zha-boh, ja-or, especially British, zhab-oh, jab-oh ]

noun

  1. a decorative ruffle or other arrangement of lace or cloth attached at the neckline and extending down the front of a woman's blouse or dress or, formerly, of a man's shirt.


jabot

/ ˈÏôæ²úəʊ /

noun

  1. a frill or ruffle on the breast or throat of a garment, originally to hide the closure of a shirt
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jabot1

1815–25; < French: literally, bird's crop, probably < ±Ê°ù´Ç±¹±ð²Ôç²¹±ô (N dialects); gavotte
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jabot1

C19: from French: bird's crop, jabot; compare Old French gave throat
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Example Sentences

A historically correct Gaston would have delighted in an opulently embroidered waistcoat and ruffled jabot, rather than a solid colored V-neck whose only adornment was its plunging décolletage.

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The justice lent the exhibition artifacts: a robe, a jabot and a giant whisk that belonged to her husband and expert chef, Marty.

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Valuing Ginsburg’s principles as much as her person, her jurisprudence as much as her jabot, ought to mean respecting her enough to argue with that latter choice, especially.

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Some fell vertically like the traditional jabot, and others encircled her neck like a lace doily.

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Ginsburg looked fit in her black robe and distinctive white jabot, and, as usual, was an early and aggressive questioner.

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