Crossword clues for maillot
The Collaborative International Dictionary
maillot \maillot\ n. A woman's one-piece bathing suit.
Syn: tank suit.
2. for dancers or gymnasts.
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).
Wiktionary
n. 1 A one-piece swimsuit (for women) 2 A leotard or tights of stretchable jersey fabric, generally worn by dancers and gymnasts.
WordNet
n. a woman's one-piece bathing suit [syn: tank suit]
tights for dancers or gymnasts
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 also include a plunging neckline, turtleneck-style top, or revealing cutouts.
In addition to describing women’s one-piece swimsuits, the word maillot has also been used to refer to tights or leotards made of stretchable, jersey fabric, generally used for dance or gymnastics. The term maillot was first used to describe tight-fitting, one-piece swimsuits in the 1920s, as these swimsuits had been manufactured from a similar stretchable, jersey fabric.
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.