Definitions for jabots

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jabots ja·bot

Spelling: [zha-boh, ja- or, esp. British, zhab-oh, jab

IPA: /ʒæˈboʊ, dʒæ- or, esp. British, ˈʒæb oʊ, ˈdʒæb oʊ/

Jabots is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 103 anagrams from letters in jabots (abjost).

Definitions for jabots

noun

1. a decorative ruffle or other arrangement of lace or cloth attached at the neckline and extending down the front of a woman's blouse or dress or, formerly, of a man's shirt.

Origin of jabots

1815-25; French: literally, bird's crop, probably Provençal (N dialects); see gavotte

Examples for jabots

Emma McChesney straightened her collar and jabot with a jerk, and sat up.

They came from Peru, and danced the mazurka in green jackets with a jabot!

And then indoors: "Do you think you will like this lace made up as a jabot, Elinor?"

The old Duke wore a jabot and ailes-de-pigeon, the old Countess a hoop, and a cushion on her head.

It's an awful price to pay for a hat, and a jabot, and a book and a theater ticket, Fan.

They came from Peru, and danced the mazurka in green jackets with a jabot.