blouse
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- noun
- /blaʊs/
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- I decided to wear my Gucci blouse and my dolphin necklace.
- blouse and skirt
- wear a blouse
- white blouse
People became interested in her blouses during the first season.
- People became interested in her blouses during the first season.
- We're doing blouses and pants and coats.
- Teresa, just married, goes to the bathroom, unbuttons her blouse and shoots herself in the heart.
- They got the the scarf, they got the vest, they got the blouse, they got the bra.
- Who is gayer, as I ask in my draped blouse?
- So I've got this shirty blouse thing.
Examples
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For the interview, she selected a crisp white blouse that looked professional.
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The trend is that more and more people do actually wear T-shirts instead of shirts and blouses and even on the job.
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So I also bought this blouse, which is really not my style to be honest with you guys.
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I do want to pick up a dress and a blouse or two before we go.
Fiction book (1990) -
And there seems to be something wrong with your blouse.
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I'll get you one with a different pattern, a different blouse or something.
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It's a puffy blouse with a big print on the front of it.
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Honestly, this is so so my kind of blouse and dressy top.
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Most of the girls were wearing blouses similar to the boys' shirts.
Academic text (2007) -
In this photo, Nancy sits with fellow students in her black shorts and white blouse on the Hilltop House lawn.
Synonyms
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A piece of clothing for the upper body with sleeves and a collar
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A piece of clothing that covers the upper body
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A loose outer shirt, sometimes sleeveless, that reaches the hips or knees
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A shirt with collar points that fasten down with buttons
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A woman's blouse that looks like a shirt with a fitted waist popular in the early 1900s
A loose top worn over clothes to protect them or add style
A woman's or girl's top with a sailor-style collar like a sailor's uniform
A dress or blouse with buttons down the front like a shirt
Compounds
How Loose
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blouse comes from French blouse, which meant a simple 'smock' or loose 'shirt' worn by workers. Because that old garment was loose and soft, the name came to mean a woman's loose-fitting upper garment today.