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blouse Definition

blouse (blo̵us, blo̵uz)

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, blous·ing

to gather in and drape over loosely

blouse Synonyms

blouse

n.

shirt, shirtwaist, pullover, turtleneck, shell, bodysuit, V-neck, man-tailored blouse, overblouse, peasant blouse, middy blouse, shirt, camp shirt, top, waist; see also clothes, shirt.

blouse Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • skirt: Dancing in black skirts, white blouses and patchwork waistcoats, this is their first visit to rushbearing.
  • sleeve: White short, or long sleeved blouse in the agreed style.
  • wear: Girls should wear a plain white blouse or top with a collar, beneath their suits.
  • embroider: The richly embroidered blouse, making the breasts imperceptible, is pure materiality, catching light, sparkling another body fragment.
  • neck: Unless they choose to stay in the winter uniform girls may wear open necked blouses or summer dresses.
  • make: And I used to wash the lady's hair, and I remember once making a blouse for her.

Modifies a noun

  • panel: The attraction is blouse panels used were on our sailings in december.

Adjective modifier

  • white: Girls should wear a plain white blouse or top with a collar, beneath their suits.
  • pink: I was sure she had on a pink blouse.
  • blue: A light blue denim style blouse from the Safety Fast range of MG Car Club Regalia.
  • big: And I thought I was a big girlie blouse when it comes to arachnids.
  • red: School uniform was navy blue with a red blouse for the girls and a white shirt with a red tie for the boys.
  • long-sleeved: I had big muscles and I chose to wear long-sleeved blouses to hide those muscles.

Preposition: with

  • collar: She's dressed in a pair of tight black trousers and a black silk blouse with a large collar.

Noun used with modifier

  • silk: We then went home and I got ready, I wore a pink silk blouse and a pink and black skirt.
  • cream: Yes, navy blue gym slips, beige cream blouses and blue and green striped tie collars.
  • girl: Big girls blouse Big Tim 15:52 5/11 Big Tim makes big girls blouses and his own pastry too!
  • sleeve: Short sleeve shirts, shorts and trousers for men and short sleeve blouses, slacks and skirts are sufficient.
  • cut: For some reason she is wearing her shortest skirt and her lowest cut blouse.
  • battledress: I drank heavily and always carried a flat half bottle in my battledress blouse.
blouse Quotes

The trouble with women like me isöthey can't keep their nerves out of the job in hand† I walk about with a mind full of ghosts of saucepans and primus stoves and 'Will there be enough to go round?' I loathe myself, today. I detest this woman who'superintends' you and rushes about, slamming doors and slopping wateröall untidy with her blouse out and her nailsgrimed.

—Beauchamp

Browse dictionary entries near blouse

  1. blotto
  2. blotting paper
  3. blotter
  4. blotchy
  5. blotch
  6. blot out
  7. blot
  8. blossoming
  9. blossom
  10. blooper
  1. blouson
  2. bloviate
  3. blow
  4. blow-by-blow
  5. blow-dry
  6. blow in*,
  7. blow job
  8. blow out
  9. blow up
  10. blowback