GILET

Meaning of GILET in English

/ ˈʒɪleɪ; NAmE ; ˈʒiː-/ noun

a light thick jacket without sleeves

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: French , waistcoat , from Spanish jileco , from Turkish yelek .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GILET — [F] n vest, waistcoat
Interlingua English vocab
GILET — zhə̇ˈlā noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Spanish gileco, jaleco, chaleco, from Arabic jalīkah, a garment worn by slaves …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GILET — [ 'ʒɪleɪ , 'ʒi:leɪ ] ■ noun ( plural ~s pronunciation same) a light sleeveless padded jacket. Origin C19: Fr., …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GILET — gilet BrE AmE ˈʒiːl eɪ AmE ʒə ˈleɪ ▷ gilet|s z —French [ ʒi le \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GILET — n. a light often padded waistcoat, usu. worn for warmth by women. [F, = waistcoat]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GILET — n. a light often padded waistcoat, usu. worn for warmth by women. [ F, = waistcoat ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GILET — n. a light often padded waistcoat, usu. worn for warmth by women. Etymology: F, waistcoat
Oxford English vocab
COAT — n. 25B6; noun a winter coat : OVERCOAT, jacket. See list. a dog's coat : FUR, hair, wool, fleece; hide, …
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