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
The picture, with a rural setting and the prince in a countryside-style gilet, was taken in Norfolk earlier this year by photographer Josh Shinner.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
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
It was like a black gilet with a hood on it, and it had a long tail – like a butler’s tail of a suit jacket.
From The Guardian • May 22, 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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