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maillot

[ mah-yoh, ma- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

maillot

/ mæˈjəʊ /

Origin of maillot¹

1885–90; < French: bathing costume, tights, swaddling clothes, variant of earlier maillol, derivative of maille mail ²

Origin of maillot¹

from French

From the crowds at Port Maillot came loudly expressed inquiries for friends who perchance might be among our wounded.

As on the first occasion, roadsides and avenues within Port Maillot were crowded with people.

Across this they poured in wild confusion and made no halt until they had passed the Fort Maillot.

They have advanced too from Neuilly and are pressing forward towards Porte Maillot.

On the 25th, at nine o'clock in the morning, the cannon from the Porte-Maillot to Asnières were silent.

April 21, 2024absquatulate

[ab-skwoch-uh-leyt ]

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