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maillot

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mail⋅lot

[mah-yoh, ma-]
–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.
3. a close-fitting knitted shirt, esp. a pullover.

Origin:
1885–90; < F: bathing costume, tights, swaddling clothes, var. of earlier maillol, deriv. of maille mail 2
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mail·lot   (mä-yō')   
n.  
  1. A coarsely knitted, stretchable jersey fabric.

  2. A pair of tights or a leotard of such fabric, worn for ballet or gymnastics.

  3. A woman's one-piece swimsuit usually cut high on the leg.


[French, from Old French, swaddling clothes, from maille, mesh, from Latin macula.]
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