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blouse

[ blous, blouz ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a single-breasted, semifitted military jacket.
  3. a loose outer garment, reaching to the hip or thigh, or below the knee, and sometimes belted. Compare smock frock.


verb (used without object)

, bloused, blous·ing.
  1. to puff out in a drooping fullness, as a blouse above a fitted waistband.

verb (used with object)

, bloused, blous·ing.
  1. to dispose the material of a garment in loose folds, as trouser legs over the tops of boots.

blouse

/ blaʊz /

noun

  1. a woman's shirtlike garment made of cotton, nylon, etc
  2. a loose-fitting smocklike garment, often knee length and belted, worn esp by E European peasants
  3. a loose-fitting waist-length belted jacket worn by soldiers


verb

  1. to hang or make so as to hang in full loose folds

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Other Words From

  • blouselike adjective
  • blous·y adjective
  • un·bloused adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blouse1

1820–30; < French, perhaps from the phrase *vêtement de laine blouse garment of short (i.e., uncarded, pure) wool; compare Provençal ( lano ) blouso pure (wool) < Old High German blōz naked, cognate with Old English bleat poor, miserable

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blouse1

C19: from French, of unknown origin

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Example Sentences

The case was tried before a judge, who allowed the defendants to introduce evidence that Vinson wore “low-cut dresses,” “low-cut blouses” and “extremely tight pants.”

From Time

There are some who are very happy working in their onesie at the kitchen table, enjoying the lack of commute, going for a run at lunch, and have no desire to don a blouse or shirt and head to the office.

From Digiday

One woman’s complaint that he groped her under her blouse was referred to local police.

The Albany Times Union reported Wednesday that a woman, who has not been named, said the governor put his hand under her blouse and fondled her last year.

Wearing a blouse or suit as many times as possible gets the most bang for its environmental buck.

Add a pop of color with a bright violet v-neck blouse from 3.1 Phillip Lim.

I care more about chopping trees down than buying you that Yohji Yamamoto blouse as a surprise.

One worn over her head and showing her blouse means that she is not married and looking for a husband.

A young girl skateboards in a yellow silk blouse and black-and-white striped pants.

I wasn't parading around to make a show of myself, I was trying to get my arm in my blouse to cover up.

The door opened, and there, poorly dressed in blouse and skirt, stood Miss Anne.

She was enveloped in a sky-blue satin gown, or rather, sort of blouse, ornamented all round with two rows of rich black blond.

She had left her hat and coat in the hall, and wore a smart blue serge skirt and a white blouse.

There was wisdom in this suggestion, so Jess accepted it gratefully, and even added Henry's blouse to the laundry.

She took off Benny's little crinkled blouse and one pair of bloomers, and started to hang them on the line.

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