[blous, blouz] 
noun, verb, bloused, blous⋅ing.| 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. |
| 4. | to puff out in a drooping fullness, as a blouse above a fitted waistband. |
| 5. | to dispose the material of a garment in loose folds, as trouser legs over the tops of boots. |
