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

/ ˈʒæbəʊ /

noun

1. a frill or ruffle on the breast or throat of a garment, originally to hide the closure of a shirt

Word History and Origins

Origin of jabot¹

1815–25; < French: literally, bird's crop, probably < Provençal (N dialects); gavotte

Word History and Origins

Origin of jabot¹

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

Example Sentences

Against the flat black expanse of the man’s jacket, he unleashed bravura brushwork to depict elaborate gold embroidery trim and buttons, a liquid blue and white sash in watered silk, a frilly sheer jabot falling from the throat and a small, enameled medal emblazoned with the crimson cross of the Order of Santiago.

From Los Angeles Times

There have been a lot of rockers and soul singers who have gussied themselves up and used a combination of biker leather and frilly ruffles to highlight roiling machismo, to suggest that their testosterone is cranked up so high that they need a lacy jabot to tone it down to a level that their fans can handle.

From Washington Post

Jabot collars mixed with frilled cuffs and giant pleated ruffs that evoked the heyday of the New Romantics.

From Seattle Times

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.

From New York Times

He was best known for “The Young and the Restless,” which he joined in 1982 as the chairman of Jabot Cosmetics and a single father.

From Seattle Times

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