noun

1. a loose, smocklike outer garment of varying length, traditionally worn by certain European peasants and workmen
2. a loose garment similar to a shirt, worn by women and children
3. the coat or jacket of a service uniform or dress uniform of the armed forces
4. a sailor's jumper

Etymology: Fr, (18th c.) workman's smock < ?

intransitive verb, transitive verb bloused, blousing blous′·ing