jupon

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Noun

jupon (plural jupons)

1. (historical) A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
   • 1700, John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite, Book III,

     Some wore coat armour, imitating scale,

     And next their skins were stubborn shirts of mail;

     Some wore a breastplate and a light juppon,

     Their horses clothed with rich caparison;

   • 1983, Jack Vance, Lyonesse, Chapter 26,

     He climbed three marble steps, crossed the terrace and entered a dim foyer, where a chamberlain silently helped him from his helmet, his jupon and his chain cuirass.

2. A petticoat.

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