/ ˈʒæbəʊ; NAmE -boʊ/ noun
a decorative frill (= decoration made from folds of cloth) on the front of a shirt
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent. (denoting a frill on a man's shirt): French , originally crop of a bird .
/ ˈʒæbəʊ; NAmE -boʊ/ noun
a decorative frill (= decoration made from folds of cloth) on the front of a shirt
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent. (denoting a frill on a man's shirt): French , originally crop of a bird .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005