blouse

¹blouse

noun \ˈblau̇s also ˈblau̇z\

plural blous·es \ˈblau̇-səz, -zəz\

Definition of BLOUSE

1

a : a long loose overgarment that resembles a shirt or smock and is worn especially by workmen, artists, and peasants

b : the jacket of a uniform

2

: a usually loose-fitting garment especially for women that covers the body from the neck to the waist

— blousy \ˈblau̇-sē, -zē\ adjective

Examples of BLOUSE

1. She wore a blouse and a skirt to work.

Origin of BLOUSE

French

First Known Use: 1823

Rhymes with BLOUSE

bowse, browse, douse, dowse, drowse, house, mouse, rouse, spouse, touse

²blouse

verb \ˈblau̇s, ˈblau̇z\

bloused blous·ing

Definition of BLOUSE

intransitive verb

: to fall in a fold <coats that blouse above the hip>

transitive verb

: to cause to blouse

First Known Use of BLOUSE

1897

Rhymes with BLOUSE

chiaus, chouse, douse, gauss, Gauss, grouse, house, Klaus, Laos, louse, mouse, scouse, souse, spouse