blouse

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1828, from French blouse, which see for more.

More at blee, fold.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /blaʊs/, /blaʊz/

Noun

blouse (plural blouses)

1. (fashion, obsolete) A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
2. (fashion) A shirt for women, particularly a shirt with buttons; a dress shirt tailored for women.
3. (military fashion) A loose-fitting uniform jacket.

Synonyms

• bodice (also used for undershirts)

Translations

• French: chemisier, corsage
• German: Bluse
• Italian: camicia, blusa, camicetta
• Portuguese: blusa
• Russian: блу́зка
• Spanish: blusa

Translations

• Italian: camisaccio
• Portuguese: blusão
• Russian: гимнастёрка

Verb

blouse (blouses, present participle blousing; past and past participle bloused)

1. To hang a garment in loose folds.
2. (military) To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
   • 1989, Bernard C. Nalty, Strength for the Fight: A History of Black Americans in the Military, page 311

     An anonymous black soldier summed up his feelings by declaring, "If I fail to blouse my boots, or [if I] wear an Afro, I get socked. […] "

Antonyms

• (military) unblouse

Noun

blouse (plural blouses)

1. Alternative form of blouze
2. Alternative form of blowess
3. Alternative form of blowze

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