maillot
[ mah-yoh, ma- ]
/ mɑˈyoʊ, mæ- /
noun
a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.
tights worn by dancers, acrobats, etc.
a close-fitting knitted shirt, especially a pullover.
Nearby words
- maill,
- maillart,
- maillart, robert,
- maillol,
- maillol, aristide,
- mailman,
- mailroom,
- mailsack,
- mailshot,
- maim
Origin of maillot
1885–90; < French: bathing costume, tights, swaddling clothes, variant of earlier maillol, derivative of maille mail2
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Examples from the Web for maillot
maillot
/ (mæˈjəʊ) /
noun
tights worn for ballet, gymnastics, etc
a woman's swimsuit
a jersey
Word Origin for maillot
from French
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maillot
"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).
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