blouse
IPA: bɫˈaʊs
noun
- (fashion, obsolete) A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
- (fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
- (military fashion) A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
- (India, Bangladesh) A short garment worn under a sari.
- Alternative form of blouze [(obsolete, slang) A prostitute.]
- Alternative form of blowess [(obsolete, vulgar) A prostitute; a courtesan.]
- Alternative form of blowze [(obsolete) A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench.]
verb
- To hang a garment in loose folds.
- (military) To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
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Examples of "blouse" in Sentences
- One Response to “No sleeveless blouse is safe now ….”
- Even with jeans, a nice sweater or blouse is charming.
- The blueberry skirt and blouse is worn during gardening and watering.
- The blouse is poplin, shirred and embroidered at a décolleté neckline and shoulders.
- Her snug blouse is open enough to the neck to show part of a spider web tattoo that flourishes behind soft cotton.
- For example, Lori's romantic Chloé blouse is an obsession stemming from her desire to channel Olivia Hussey in Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet," and a fur capelet adds just the right proportions.
- The blouse is cute and it fits me like a glove, and though I love the design of the sleeves and the lace decorations, I'm a little disappointed at the shiny plastic buttons and the absence of waistline.
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