jupes

The Kilties were the wonder of Paris, and their knees were under the fire of a multitude of eyes as they went swinging to the Gare du Nord The shopgirls of Paris screamed with laughter at these brawny lads in "jupes," and surrounded them with shameless mirth, while Jock grinned from ear to ear and Sandy, more bashful, coloured to the roots of his fiery hair.

The Soul of the War Philip Gibbs 1919

He comes into the shop with a bon in his hand, and we will say, for example, the idea in his head that he wants fish - hooks -- "jupes," he calls them -- but, confronted with the visible temptation of pomatum, he hesitates, and scratches his head violently.

Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881

Come alleyou jupes of Wymmingtown that graze the calves of Man!

Finnegans Wake 2006

He comes into the shop with a bon in his hand, and we will say, for example, the idea in his head that he wants fish-hooks — “jupes,” he calls them — but, confronted with the visible temptation of pomatum, he hesitates, and scratches his head violently.

Travels in West Africa 2003

These are two pieces of pongee, which will do for wadded coats and jupes as well.

Hung Lou Meng 2003

These are two pieces of pongee, which will do for wadded coats and jupes as well.

Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao

Tulle dresses of two or three jupes have the lowest one edged simply with a hem, and the upper ones edged with a row of marabout fringe.

The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 Various

These dresses should be made with two jupes, simply edged with a broad hem.

The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 Various

After the things had been despatched, Ch'ing Wen and She Yüeh divested themselves of their remaining fineries and changed their jupes and jackets.

Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao

Elle se lève les jupes jusqu'au menton et se met sur le banc.

The Enormous Room 1928