jabot

2 definitions found

jabot - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jabot \Jab"ot\, n. [F.]
     1. Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of
        the shirt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An arrangement of lace or tulle, looped ornamentally, and
        worn by women on the front of the dress.
        [1913 Webster]

jabot - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  jabot
      n 1: a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt