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jabot (n.)
frill of a shirt, 1823, from French
jabot
"gizzard (of a bird), frill on a shirt front" (16c.), of unknown origin. Klein suggests a connection with
gaver
"to cram, gorge," and thus ultimately with English
jaw
(n.).