Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A coarsely knitted, stretchable jersey fabric.
- n. A pair of tights or a leotard of such fabric, worn for ballet or gymnastics.
- n. A woman's one-piece swimsuit usually cut high on the leg.
Wiktionary
- n. A one-piece swimsuit (for women)
- n. A leotard or tights of stretchable, jersey fabric, generally worn by dancers and gymnasts.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A woman's one-piece bathing suit.
- n. for dancers or gymnasts.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a woman's one-piece bathing suit
- n. tights for dancers or gymnasts
Etymologies
- From French maillot ("shirt, leotard"). (Wiktionary)
- French, from Old French, swaddling clothes, from maille, mesh, from Latin macula. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“In France in the 20s, the word maillot, possibly based on the name of the costumier of the Paris Opera, described a tight-fitting bathing costume.”
“The drawings are remarkable for the pose -- that of the left-hand resembling an attitude assumed in boxing, whilst the dress -- a kind of maillot or "tights" -- is gripped round the waist by a firm ring (like a table-napkin ring), the compression of which is no doubt exaggerated.”
“And now I bid you good-night, as I have to be up before the day -- so many things to buy and settle and arrange -- first of all to procure myself a 'maillot' and a 'peignoir,' and shoes for the beach!”
“The micro-mini white cover-up she had donned over her bathing suit was removed without circumstance, revealing a shimmering gold maillot that dipped very low in back and was accented by sheer finely-woven gold mesh across the waistline in front.”
“BOULDER, Colorado VN - The maillot jaune of the Tour de France will feature on the roads of Colorado next month when Cadel Evans starts the USA Pro Cycling Challenge.”
“For ten stages, the 32-year-old French rider riveted his country by sitting atop the race, defending the maillot jaune with a grit that recalled gaunt-cheeked, vintage champions.”
“The Australian assured victory yesterday by leapfrogging Luxembourg's Schleck brothers, Andy and Frank, to seize the maillot jaune at the end of one of the most gripping Tours in recent history.”
The Guardian: Cadel Evans blazes ahead to become first Australian Tour de France winner
“The reigning world champion has had a strong 2011, topped by an amazing Tour de France during which the multiple stage winner was a part-time bearer of the maillot jaune and a full-time badass.”
“Whatever happens Friday on the Alpe d'Huez, another iconic Tour de France summit, or the time trial in Grenoble Saturday, Voeckler's little romp in the maillot jaune supports a narrative that the whole country is rushing to embrace.”
“Instead, the big names have been men like Voeckler and Sandy Casar, who became famous for their daring and quixotic breakaways and the few fleeting days they would wear the maillot jaune before inevitably handing it over.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘maillot’.
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phrontistery - m
from phrontistery.info
malm, marc, marl, maya, mazy, meet, mel, mew, mewling, mho, miasma, micaceous and 898 more...
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colleen's words ii
sibilant, sundry, spindle, distaff, device, mortar, pestle, scythe, flail, thresh, frown, elementary and 495 more...
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I've no idea where I got this page full of words, but whatever it is, I want to find it again. May have duplicate words from other lists.
bicameral, aphelion, dirigible, parhelion, flocculus, vernier, corticate, oxalis, pandanus, calabash, plumbago, jonquil and 217 more...
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Words of the Day
glabella, chirotony, nook-shotten, crapehanger, filemot, swirlie, egosurf, lexiphanicism, Ruritanian, stichometry, chrononaut, faldstool and 2014 more...
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End in -ot
Just what it says. Words that end in -ot.
wainscot, ascot, marmot, jot, ocelot, spot, blot, scot, lot, shot, dot, snot and 219 more...
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French words I like
Mots en Français que j'aime.
donc, éclabousser, fenêtre, caoutchouc, besoin, autochtone, miaow, boeuf, église, maillot, gonfler, pneus and 5 more...
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chained_bear I never see this word without thinking of the Land's End catalog, where I first learned it. Mar 22, 2008