jabot
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈʒæ.bəʊ/
Noun

jabot (plural jabots)

  1. A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.
    • 1944, Raymond Chandler, The Lady in the Lake, Penguin 2011, p. 136:
      She was wearing tan today, with a ruffled jabot at her throat.
Translations
  • French: jabot
  • German: Jabot
  • Russian: жабо́
  • Spanish: chorrera, guirindola



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