Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A waistcoat or vest; in English, particularly in dressmaking, the front of a bodice or waist of a woman's dress, so made as somewhat to resemble a man's waistcoat.
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- noun A
sleeveless jacket similar to awaistcoat .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Under the Justacorps the soldier wore an additional garment called a gilet, which was really worn as a vest.
Archive 2008-01-06 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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Under the Justacorps the soldier wore an additional garment called a gilet, which was really worn as a vest.
French Regiments of the "Ancien Regime" in the Seven Years War de Brantigny........................ 2008
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The sweat 'gilet' he donned on my birthday night out in Mojo made a comeback!!
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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The sweat 'gilet' he donned on my birthday night out in Mojo made a comeback!!
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Knit real rabbit fur vest/gilet/with raccoon fur collar
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Knit real rabbit fur vest/gilet/with raccoon fur collar
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He discreetly lifts the hood on his gilet* and covers his face.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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Knit real rabbit fur vest/gilet/with raccoon fur collar
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He discreetly lifts the hood on his gilet* and covers his face.
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If you can't swallow the whole trend, try the beige fantasy-fur gilet, £ 550.
The Great Winter Coat Tina Gaudoin 2010
knitandpurl commented on the word gilet
"There's a pair of them; one in a down-stuffed gilet, the other in flowerpot hat and blood-red spectacles."
London Orbital by Iain Sinclair, p 250 of the Penguin paperback edition
February 5, 2012