jelick

jelick

English

Etymology

From Turkish yelek, Ottoman Turkish یلك‎ (yelek), from Proto-Turkic [Term?].[1]

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛlɪk/, /ˈjɛlɪk/

Noun

jelick (plural jelicks)

1. The bodice of women or vest of men worn in the Ottoman Empire.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.70:

     She wore two jelicks—one was of pale yellow; / Of azure, pink, and white was her chemise— / 'Neath which her breast heaved like a little billow [...].

Translations

bodice or vest

Albanian: jelek (sq) Bulgarian: елече (eleče) Greek: γιλέκο (el) n (giléko), γελέκο (el) n (geléko) Macedonian: елек (elek) Ottoman Turkish: یلك‎ (yelek)

Persian: یلک‎ (fa) (yalak) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: јѐлек m Roman: jèlek (sh) m Turkish: yelek (tr)

References

1. "jelick." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.