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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He has finally been persuaded that a bin-bag gilet is better than nothing.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
This includes an ankle-length black quilted gilet jacket, a black Engelbert Strauss waist-length coat, black jeans, green walking socks, ankle-length green Next wellies, a necklace and a pale blue Fitbit.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2023
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
A Parisian-style trenchcoat, for instance, is made quirky by being layered under a padded gilet, which Beckham calls “a petrol station puffer”.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2020
Thus we have the Lloyd George cravate, the Wilson gilet and the "Bonarlaw" chapeau melon.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 19, 1919 by Various
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