jabot

Example Sentences

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A historically correct Gaston would have delighted in an opulently embroidered waistcoat and ruffled jabot, rather than a solid colored V-neck whose only adornment was its plunging décolletage.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2021

Some fell vertically like the traditional jabot, and others encircled her neck like a lace doily.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2020

Ginsburg looked fit in her black robe and distinctive white jabot, and, as usual, was an early and aggressive questioner.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2019

Then, menswear tuxedos, boyish silhouettes, glam rock boots and silk multicolored jabot collars evoked the excesses of Studio 54 in its 1970s heyday when Yves Saint Laurent was a guest.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2018

"A deep claret, with diamond buttons, jabot, and ruffles, Mechlin lace—" "And the Duke, you say, spoke much with him?"

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James