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Mae· West (mā′west′)

an inflatable life jacket for use as by aviators downed at sea

Etymology: after Mae West (1892-1980), buxom U.S. actress

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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