Synonyms for jabot
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : zha-boh, ja- or, esp. British, zhab-oh, jab-oh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʒæˈboʊ, dʒæ- or, esp. British, ˈʒæb oʊ, ˈdʒæb oʊ |
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Définition of jabot
Origin :- frill of a shirt, 1823, from French jabot "grizzard (of a bird), frill on a shirt front" (16c.), of unknown origin. Klein suggests a connection with gaver "to cram, gorge," and thus ultimately with English jaw.
- As in collar : noun neck attire
- They came from Peru, and danced the mazurka in green jackets with a jabot.
- Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
- And then indoors: "Do you think you will like this lace made up as a jabot, Elinor?"
- Extract from : « The Marriage of Elinor » by Margaret Oliphant
- Emma McChesney straightened her collar and jabot with a jerk, and sat up.
- Extract from : « Roast Beef, Medium » by Edna Ferber
- It's an awful price to pay for a hat, and a jabot, and a book and a theater ticket, Fan.
- Extract from : « Fanny Herself » by Edna Ferber
- They came from Peru, and danced the mazurka in green jackets with a jabot!
- Extract from : « Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 4 » by Charles Dudley Warner
- The old Duke wore a jabot and ailes-de-pigeon, the old Countess a hoop, and a cushion on her head.
- Extract from : « The Newcomes » by William Makepeace Thackeray
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