Meaning & use
Gilet
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A lightweight, sleeveless jacket or vest, typically worn as an outer layer over a shirt.
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She layered a quilted gilet over her sweater for the chilly walk.
The brand's new gilet is popular with hikers who need extra warmth without bulky sleeves.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French, "gilet" is especially common in British fashion vocabulary, where Americans would more often say "vest."
Words with a similar meaning
vestbodywarmer
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