jupon
Noun
Meaning
Alt. of Juppon
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
By the mid-fourteenth century it was replaced with the "jupon" (or "gipon"), a much shorter item, often padded for supplementary protection. citation In the 15th century, once suits of plate armour became common, the surcoat was phased out of use.
He was clad in silk and velvet, with the royal lions of Aquilonia worked in gold upon his rich jupon, and the crown of Aquilonia shone on his square-cut black mane; but the great sword at his side seemed more natural to him than the regal accoutrements.