blouse

Verb

1. To hang a garment in loose folds.
2. To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
3. The act of hiding contraband, such as drugs or weapons, in one's rectum.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
2. A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
3. A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
4. (Bangladesh, India) A short garment worn under a sari.

Noun

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of blouze.
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of blowze.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blaʊs/

Etymology

1828, from French blouse (“a workman's or peasant's smock”), see that for more.
More at blee, fold.

Synonyms

shirt

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jacket

smock

pullover

waist

shirt blouse

sweater

bodice

dress shirt

tunic

vest

overblouse

upper-body clothes

blousette

decorative

dress

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overall

romper

sack

shirtwaist

skirt

sweatshirt

T-shirt

Translations

Bluse

camicetta

blusa

blusa

chemisier

corsage

bloes

bluzka

blusa

blouse

blouse

bluza

μπλούζα

camicia

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