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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

shirtwaist \shirtwaist\, Shirt waist \Shirt waist\ [shirt
waist; see {waist[3]}, n.]
1. A woman's blouse resembling a men's shirt in cut and
style; -- in England called a {blouse}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. PJC]

2. a type of woman's dress with a bodice tailored like a
shirt; -- also called {shirt dress}, {shirtwaist dress},
and {shirtwaister}. --[RHUD]
[PJC]


Blouse \Blouse\ (blouz; F. bl[=oo]z), n. [F. blouse. Of unknown
origin.]
A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn
especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any
material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States
army.
[1913 Webster]