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blouse

[ blous, blouz ]

noun

  1. a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
  2. a single-breasted, semifitted military jacket.
  3. a loose outer garment, reaching to the hip or thigh, or below the knee, and sometimes belted. Compare smock frock.


verb (used without object)

bloused, blousing.
  1. to puff out in a drooping fullness, as a blouse above a fitted waistband.

verb (used with object)

bloused, blousing.
  1. to dispose the material of a garment in loose folds, as trouser legs over the tops of boots.

blouse

/ ²ú±ô²¹ÊŠ³ú /

noun

  1. a woman's shirtlike garment made of cotton, nylon, etc
  2. a loose-fitting smocklike garment, often knee length and belted, worn esp by E European peasants
  3. a loose-fitting waist-length belted jacket worn by soldiers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to hang or make so as to hang in full loose folds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú±ô´Ç³Ü²õ±ðl¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ²ú±ô´Ç³Ü²õ·²â adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²ú±ô´Ç³Ü²õ±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blouse1

1820–30; < French, perhaps from the phrase *vêtement de laine blouse garment of short (i.e., uncarded, pure) wool; compare ±Ê°ù´Ç±¹±ð²Ôç²¹±ô ( lano ) blouso pure (wool) < Old High German ²ú±ôųú naked, cognate with Old English bleat poor, miserable
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blouse1

C19: from French, of unknown origin
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Wearing a black suit jacket over an ivory blouse and blue jeans, Watts, 56, is open, welcoming and full of gentle humor.

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In a bid to match items found at the ranch with missing people, prosecutors released photos of almost 500 personal effects, including jeans, T-shirts, blouses, skirts, backpacks and bags.

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“It’s as though someone said, ‘Open your mouth and let me see your gums,’ or ‘Open your blouse and let me see your chest.’

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A controversy over the see-through quality of clothing, after models were asked to remove their white bras because they could be seen under blouses, propelled the brand into global fame.

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Gathered on a patio on a recent afternoon, women in colorful, handcrafted blouses chatted as they heated tortillas on braziers.

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