English
jupon
Jupon comes from Middle French jupon.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600jupon
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500jupoun‘a jupon’
- Englishearliest quotation 1700jupon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600jupon
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500jupoun‘a jupon’
- Englishearliest quotation 1700jupon
Earliest quotation: 1700, John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite: “Some wore coat armour, imitating scale, And next their…”
Every English word from Middle French jupon
Today it means
noun A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French jupon / jupon