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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: getting dressed for ... #145150 07/17/2005 4:47 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont 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 formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted getting dressed for ... of troy 07/17/2005 3:30 PM Re: getting dressed for ... Buffalo Shrdlu 07/17/2005 3:37 PM Re: getting dressed for ... of troy 07/17/2005 3:54 PM Re: getting dressed for ... of troy 07/17/2005 4:34 PM Re: getting dressed for ... Buffalo Shrdlu 07/17/2005 4:47 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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