noun
bolero
buh-LAIR-oh/bəˈlerəʊ/
A short, open jacket ending above the waist.
The bolero ends above the waist and hangs open at the front.
Etymology
Spanish bolero names both a dance and a short jacket. The clothing sense refers to a garment worn by men in Spain and by women elsewhere.
In context
they threw the bolero on over the tank top you know what this is without the bolero and this extended down is the pretty woman dress
More examples
- The short bolero leaves the gown's waist visible.
- Several embroidered boleros hang in the costume room.
- He adjusts the sleeves of the fitted bolero.
Forms
bolero · boleros