BLOUSE

blouse

(noun) a top worn by women

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

blouse (plural blouses)

(fashion, obsolete) A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.

(fashion) A shirt for women, particularly a shirt with buttons; a dress shirt tailored for women.

(military fashion) A loose-fitting uniform jacket.

Synonyms

• bodice (also used for undershirts)

Hyponyms

• Watteau bodice

Verb

blouse (third-person singular simple present blouses, present participle blousing, simple past and past participle bloused)

To hang a garment in loose folds.

(military) To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).

Antonyms

• (military): unblouse

Etymology 2

Noun

blouse (plural blouses)

Alternative form of blouze

Alternative form of blowess

Alternative form of blowze

Anagrams

• Belous, Lobues, besoul, boules, obelus

Source: Wiktionary


Blouse, n. Etym: [F. blouse. Of unknown origin.]

Definition: A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States army.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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