gilet
Britishnoun
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a waist- or hip-length garment, usually sleeveless, fastening up the front; sometimes made from a quilted fabric, and designed to be worn over a blouse, shirt, etc
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a bodice resembling a waistcoat in a woman's dress
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such a bodice as part of a ballet dancer's costume
Etymology
Origin of gilet
C19: French, literally: waistcoat
Example Sentences
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The authority also said there would be affordable produce available to buy, a heated gilet giveaway and free SIM cards and mobile data.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
He has finally been persuaded that a bin-bag gilet is better than nothing.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
The resulting price hike sparked the gilet jaunes, or "yellow vests" movement, with hundreds of thousands of French citizens protesting in the streets.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2022
Brunton, in the same vein, recommends a body warmer or gilet, “because they’re comfortable, you don’t feel too enclosed. We get them from Dickies and places like that”.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2020
A certain gilet rouge which Gautier wore when he led the claque at the first performance of "Hernani" has become historic.
From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers
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