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maillot
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The maillot ( IPA : British /mʌɪˈəʊ/, U.S. /maɪˈ(j)oʊ/) is the fashion designer's name for a woman's one-piece swimsuit , also called a tank suit . A maillot swimsuit generally consists of a tank-style torso top with high-cut legs. However, a maillot may ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"tight-fitting one-piece swimsuit," 1928, from French maillot "swaddling clothes," from Old French mailloel (13c.), probably an alteration of maille "mesh" (see mail (n.2)). Borrowed earlier by English in the sense of "tights" (1888).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
maillot \maillot\ n. A woman's one-piece bathing suit. Syn: tank suit. 2. for dancers or gymnasts.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a woman's one-piece bathing suit [syn: tank suit ] tights for dancers or gymnasts
Usage examples of maillot.
Paris, qui parait en maillot dans les baraques, qui vit en intimite avec un lutteur.
His real name was Maillot, and according to Madame d'Urfe he had not, as was supposed, died at Marseilles, but was still alive.