different between pullover vs gilet

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase pull over.

Noun

pullover (plural pullovers)

1. A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front
2. (weightlifting) An exercise performed lying on the back in which the arms are extended behind the head and exertion lifts the weight above the head.
3. (gymnastics, horizontal bar) An exercise in which the gymnast pulls up from a hang lifting the legs up and over the bar thus rolling into a support position.
4. (chiefly law enforcement) An instance of a vehicle being pulled over.
   • 2010, D. E. Gray, The Warrior in Me (page 23)

     I followed my training in the academy regarding vehicle pullovers.

Descendants

Translations

See also

• cardigan
• jumper
• pushover
• sweater
• sweatshirt

Anagrams

• overpull

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English pullover.

Noun

pullover m (invariable)

1. pullover, sweater

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French gilet, from Arabic ????????? (jal?qa), ultimately from Turkish yelek. Doublet of jelick.

Noun

gilet (plural gilets)

1. A sleeveless jacket similar to a waistcoat.

Translations

Further reading

• gilet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “gilet”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “gilet”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

References

Anagrams

• leg it, legit

French

Etymology

From Arabic ????????? (jal?qa), from Turkish yelek (“waistcoat”), modeled after corset, mantelet etc. Compare Greek ?????? (giléko), Spanish chaleco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.l?/

Noun

gilet m (plural gilets)

1. waistcoat, vest
2. sweater

Derived terms

• gilet de sauvetage
• gilet jaune
• gilet pare-balle/gilet pare-balles

Descendants

• ? English: gilet
• ? Italian: gilè
• ? Russian: ?????? (žilét)

Further reading

• “gilet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Picard

Noun

gilet m

1. sweater; jumper