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单词 jabot
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Definition of jabot in English:

jabot

noun ˈʒabəʊ
  • An ornamental frill or ruffle on the front of a shirt or blouse, typically made of lace.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A jabot, splashy or bold prints, round and low necklines, or long ties on a scarf make busts look larger.
    • I purchased a silk blouse at Goodwill and cut about 7 inches off the bottom to create the jabot.
    • All the legal professionals wear severe, French-style white jabots Velcroed around their necks, and headsets for the interpretation jammed down over their hair.
    • The coat is short in the face, ears, front forelegs and on the hocks; medium on the body; and longer at the ruff, cape (full neck into the shoulders), jabot (chest and between front legs) and at the culottes (rear of thighs).
    • Viola has converted to Christianity during her sojourn on the mainland and is a meticulous picture of virtue, dressed in indigo skirt, matching jacket with pagoda shoulders, and white blouse with a high lace collar and a jabot.
    Synonyms
    ruffle, flounce, ruff, furbelow, peplum, flute, ruche, ruching, gather, tuck, fringe

Origin

Early 19th century (denoting a frill on a man's shirt): French, originally 'crop of a bird'.

Rhymes

sabot
 
 

Definition of jabot in US English:

jabot

noun
  • An ornamental frill or ruffle on the front of a shirt or blouse, typically made of lace.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A jabot, splashy or bold prints, round and low necklines, or long ties on a scarf make busts look larger.
    • The coat is short in the face, ears, front forelegs and on the hocks; medium on the body; and longer at the ruff, cape (full neck into the shoulders), jabot (chest and between front legs) and at the culottes (rear of thighs).
    • I purchased a silk blouse at Goodwill and cut about 7 inches off the bottom to create the jabot.
    • Viola has converted to Christianity during her sojourn on the mainland and is a meticulous picture of virtue, dressed in indigo skirt, matching jacket with pagoda shoulders, and white blouse with a high lace collar and a jabot.
    • All the legal professionals wear severe, French-style white jabots Velcroed around their necks, and headsets for the interpretation jammed down over their hair.
    Synonyms
    ruffle, flounce, ruff, furbelow, peplum, flute, ruche, ruching, gather, tuck, fringe

Origin

Early 19th century (denoting a frill on a man's shirt): French, originally ‘crop of a bird’.

 
 
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