Hypertext Webster Gateway: "blouse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shirt waist \Shirt waist\
A belted waist resembling a shirt in plainness of cut and
style, worn by women or children; -- in England called a
{blouse}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blouse \Blouse\ (blouz; F. bl[=oo]z), n. [F. blouse. Of unknown
origin.]
A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn
especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any
material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States
army.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
blouse
n : a top worn by women
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