The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
jabot
(noun) a ruffle on the front of a woman’s blouse or a man’s shirt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jabot (plural jabots)
A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Jab"ot, n. Etym: [F.]
1. Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt.
2. An arrangement of lace or tulle, looped ornamentally, and worn by women on the front of the dress.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 October 2024
(adjective) serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; “a crown is emblematic of royalty”; “the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.