Meaning & use
Gigot
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A leg of lamb or mutton prepared as a cut of meat; also, a style of sleeve that is full at the shoulder and narrow at the wrist.
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The chef roasted a gigot of lamb with garlic and rosemary.
The vintage dress featured dramatic gigot sleeves popular in the 1890s.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French, where 'gigot' literally means 'leg'; the puffy 'gigot sleeve' in fashion is named for its resemblance to the shape of a leg of mutton.
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2. noun
A style of sleeve, full and puffed at the shoulder and tapering to a close fit at the wrist.
The bride's gown had elegant gigot sleeves reminiscent of the Victorian era.
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