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shirt-dress

[shurt-dres]
–noun
shirtwaist (def. 2).

Origin:
1945–50

shirt⋅waist

[shurt-weyst]
–noun
1. a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
2. Also called shirt-dress, shirtwaist dress, shirtwaister. a dress with a bodice and a front opening tailored like those of a dress shirt.

Origin:
1875–80; shirt + waist
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shirt·dress also shirt-dress   (shûrt'drěs')   
n.  A dress tailored like a shirt with a collar and buttons down the front. Also called shirtwaist.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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