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blouse
[ blous, blouz ]
noun
- a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- a single-breasted, semifitted military jacket.
- a loose outer garment, reaching to the hip or thigh, or below the knee, and sometimes belted. Compare smock frock.
verb (used without object)
- to puff out in a drooping fullness, as a blouse above a fitted waistband.
verb (used with object)
- to dispose the material of a garment in loose folds, as trouser legs over the tops of boots.
blouse
/ ʊ /
noun
- a woman's shirtlike garment made of cotton, nylon, etc
- a loose-fitting smocklike garment, often knee length and belted, worn esp by E European peasants
- a loose-fitting waist-length belted jacket worn by soldiers
verb
- to hang or make so as to hang in full loose folds
Other Word Forms
- dzܲl adjective
- dzܲ· adjective
- ܲ·dzܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of blouse1
Word History and Origins
Origin of blouse1
Example Sentences
Every spring, I get the urge to buy something new: a sundress, a pretty blouse or something hopeful after a long, drab winter.
Wearing a black suit jacket over an ivory blouse and blue jeans, Watts, 56, is open, welcoming and full of gentle humor.
In a bid to match items found at the ranch with missing people, prosecutors released photos of almost 500 personal effects, including jeans, T-shirts, blouses, skirts, backpacks and bags.
“It’s as though someone said, ‘Open your mouth and let me see your gums,’ or ‘Open your blouse and let me see your chest.’
A controversy over the see-through quality of clothing, after models were asked to remove their white bras because they could be seen under blouses, propelled the brand into global fame.
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