juponとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from 中期英語 jupoun, jupon, from Middle French jupon.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒu.pɒn/, /d͡ʒuˈpɒn/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒu.pɑn/, /d͡ʒuˈpɑn/
• 韻: -ɒn

名詞

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, chapter 26, in Lyonesse:

     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.