noun
- a loose, smocklike outer garment of varying length, traditionally worn by certain European peasants and workmen
- a loose garment similar to a shirt, worn by women and children
- the coat or jacket of a service uniform or dress uniform of the armed forces
- a sailor's jumper
Origin:
Fr, (18th c.) workman's smock < ?
intransitive verb, transitive verb bloused, blousing
to gather in and drape over loosely