shirtwaist

IPA: ʃˈɝtwˈeɪst

Examples of "shirtwaist" in Sentences

VON DREHLE: A shirtwaist is a woman ` s blouse, basically.
The shirtwaist was a woman’s garment with a mannish touch: a buttoned front.
Over the shirtwaist was a natty jacket, elbow-sleeved, and to the elbows she wore gloves of imitation suede.
Her shirtwaist was a soft, feminine shade of lavender, trimmed with lace, but her skirt was no-nonsense black.
It could never have been called a "shirtwaist," as Arethusa's plain garments of the same shape with their simple rows of tucking were named.
At the present time the designer has drawn his picture showing it as a pendent bag from the "shirtwaist," like the pouch of the bird pelican.
Leaders of the labor union that organized the shirtwaist strike were so disturbed by the finery of the strikers that they attempted to impose a limit on the amount of money that each member of the union could spend on clothes.