maillot
Americannoun
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a close-fitting, one-piece bathing suit for women, simply styled and usually having a scoop neck and shoulder straps.
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tights worn by dancers, acrobats, etc.
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a close-fitting knitted shirt, especially a pullover.
noun
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tights worn for ballet, gymnastics, etc
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a woman's swimsuit
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a jersey
Etymology
Origin of maillot
1885–90; < French: bathing costume, tights, swaddling clothes, variant of earlier maillol, derivative of maille mail 2
Example Sentences
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And Van der Poel, who held the maillot jaune for six days four years ago, underlined his status as the favourite for a classics-style stage in a thrilling finale.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
This classic maillot — soft, lightweight and glamorous — is made from 100 percent recycled material sourced from items that include old fishing nets and plastic bottles.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022
She would lay by the pool in a big black hat and a black maillot bathing suit with high heels, black sunglasses.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 1, 2019
See, for example, Britney Spears’s onstage chartreuse and silver spangled — what would you call it? maillot? — with matching boots.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2016
To the pleasure of the fashion editors, who claimed to be anxious for some relief from the nudity of the maillot, suits of woven fabrics were made with flared skirts.
From Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States by Kidwell, Claudia B.
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