maillot
IPA: mɛɫʌt
noun
- A one-piece swimsuit (for women)
- A leotard or tights of stretchable jersey fabric, generally worn by dancers, gymnasts or cyclists.
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Examples of "maillot" in Sentences
- I have white jerseys at home, but no Maillot blanc.
- I'll see if I can weave it into the Maillot vert page.
- The French word maillot now means a swimsuit or jersey.
- The Maillot Jaune lay on the ground screaming with pain.
- A skirt was worn over maillot or flaring one piece shorts.
- No maillot looks right on him anymore except the jaune one.
- And thank you for helping update the Maillot jaune statistics article.
- On the following stage, the maillot jaune passed to Georget after a crash.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.