leotard
pronunciation
How to pronounce leotard in British English:
UK [ˈli:ətɑ:d]
How to pronounce leotard in American English:
US [ˈliətɑrd]
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- Noun:
- a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance
Word Origin
- leotard
- leotard: [19] The leotard commemorates the French trapeze artist Jules Léotard (1830–70), who wore such a garment when he was performing. He was one of the foremost circus acrobats of his day, and a pioneer of aerial stunts: he performed the first mid-air somersault, and invented the ‘flying trapeze’ (he became known as the ‘Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze’, from George Leybourne’s song (1860) of that name), but fate has decreed that his name should be passed down to posterity in the form of a one-piece exercise garment.
- leotard (n.)
- 1881, leotards, named for Jules Léotard (1830-1870), popular French trapeze artist, who performed in such a garment.
Example
- 1. What to take a look at be a leotard !
- 2. Halter style lace leotard + sexy aprons .
- 3. You got your leotard on , jerry ?
- 4. Do you have a fashionable leotard ?
- 5. You 'll need a leotard and some sneakers .