juste-au-corps

The story

1. French · derived fromjustaucorps
2. English todayjuste-au-corps

From French justaucorps.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 17th c. A tight, knee-length men's coat worn in the late 17th and early 18th century.
• from 17th c. A tight women's riding coat of the late 17th and early 18th century.
• from 17th c. Any tight-fitting garment, specifically a coat or waistcoat, of the second half of the 17th century.