jupon

English · Français · Deutsch · Română

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

jupon

/ˈd͡ʒu.pɒn/ UK
/d͡ʒuˈpɒn/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒu.pɑn/ US
/d͡ʒuˈpɑn/ US

Rhymes with -ɒn

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English jupoun, jupon, from Middle French jupon. Doublet of żupan.

noun jupons · juppon

historical A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour. 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;
A petticoat.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"jupon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jupon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

jupon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jupon

Chicago

"jupon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jupon.

BibTeX

@misc{jupon_2026,
  title = {jupon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jupon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}