Synonyms for blouse

Grammar : Noun

Spell : blous, blouz

Phonetic Transcription : blaʊs, blaʊz

Définition of blouse

Origin : 1828 (from 1822 as a French word in English), from French blouse, "workman's or peasant's smock" (1788), origin unknown. Perhaps akin to Provençal (lano) blouso "short (wool)" [Gamillscheg]. Another suggestion [Klein] is that it is from Medieval Latin pelusia, from Pelusium, a city in Upper Egypt, supposedly a clothing manufacturing center in the Middle Ages.
In Paris, a very slovenly, loose, drawn frock, with most capacious sleeves, had been introduced called a blouse. Some of our priestesses of the toilet seemed emulous of copying this deshabille, with some slight alterations, but we never wish to see it on the symmetrical form of a British lady. ["Summary of Fashion for 1822," in "Museum of Foreign Literature and Science," Jan.-June 1823]

noun shirt for woman

Example sentences :

Emma finished the sleeve of the blouse she was mending with a flourish.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

"That's better," said Kingozi, and began clumsily to rebutton her blouse.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

In a moment more he returned with a small man in a mechanic's blouse.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Hilary's hand went to the butt of the automatic within his blouse.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

Hilary grinned as he slipped the weapon back into his blouse.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

He whipped the hand tube he had taken from the dead guard out of his blouse.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

If there was—he shrugged his shoulders and loosened the automatic in his blouse.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

If he caught the chap again, he'd bring him down on his knees and make him bow to the blouse.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Her hair was coiled up, and she was wearing a light morning blouse.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Her blouse, its fastenings torn, was blown open at her neck.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

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