Meaning & use
Jabots
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Decorative ruffles or frills of lace or fabric attached to the neckline or front of a garment, especially at the collar.
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The judge's traditional robe featured white jabots at the throat.
Victorian blouses were often trimmed with elaborate jabots.
A note on using this word
"Jabot" comes from French, where it originally referred to a bird's crop or the frilled feathers on a bird's throat.
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