maillot

[ mah-yoh, ma- ]
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noun
  1. a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.

  2. tights worn by dancers, acrobats, etc.

  1. a close-fitting knitted shirt, especially a pullover.

Origin of maillot

1
1885–90; <French: bathing costume, tights, swaddling clothes, variant of earlier maillol, derivative of maillemail2

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British Dictionary definitions for maillot

maillot

/ (mæˈjəʊ) /


noun
  1. tights worn for ballet, gymnastics, etc

  2. a woman's swimsuit

  1. a jersey

Origin of maillot

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from French

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