maillot

noun (plural pronunc. same)

• 1a pair of tights, especially as worn by ballet dancers and circus artistes: she was dressed in a flesh-coloured leotard, gauzy maillot, and a thigh-skimming tunic

• 2North American a woman’s swimsuit: a tall girl in a blue maillot stands in an inch of water

• 3a jersey or top worn in cycle racing: the maillot jaune is the yellow jersey worn by the leader