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here's what the Oxford had to say about gilet:
gilet
/jilay/
• noun (pl. gilets pronunc. same) a light sleeveless padded jacket.
— ORIGIN French, ‘waistcoat’, from Turkish.
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/gilet?view=uk
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