maillot

[mah-yoh, ma-]

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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.

Origin of maillot

1885–90; < French: bathing costume, tights, swaddling clothes, variant of earlier maillol, derivative of maille mail²

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Related Words for maillot

swimsuit, bikini, thong, swimwear, beachwear, two-piece, one-piece, sunning, jumpsuit

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Historical Examples of maillot

Jeanne and Serge met every day at the little house in the Avenue Maillot.
Serge Panine, Complete
Georges Ohnet
Dudouis wished him to come at once to 102 Boulevard Maillot.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar
Maurice Leblanc
It is one your father had, and was quite good enough for me, until I took Maillot.
Robert Tournay
William Sage
They might be there, yet it would take an hour to go to Maillot's and return.
Robert Tournay
William Sage
He died at the castle of Maillot near Rouen on the 28th of October 1592.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4
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British Dictionary definitions for maillot

maillot

noun

tights worn for ballet, gymnastics, etc

a woman's swimsuit

a jersey

Word Origin for maillot

from French

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Word Origin and History for 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).