blouse

noun \ ˈblau̇s also ˈblau̇z \

Updated on: 17 Apr 2018

Definition of blouse

plural blouses play \ˈblau̇-səz, -zəz\

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

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blousy

play \ˈblau̇-sē, -zē\ adjective

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Examples of blouse in a Sentence

She wore a blouse and a skirt to work.

Recent Examples of blouse from the Web

Launder your white blouses at home using detergent and bleach.

— faye wetzel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Faye shares how to care for yourself and your clothing," 3 Apr. 2018
At Harris’s office, Joseph is waiting on a beige couch, wearing a graphic-print blouse, black slacks, and heels.

— zoe ghertner, Vogue, "Kamala Harris Is Dreaming Big," 19 Mar. 2018
Danny Meyer, whose Union Square Hospitality Group owns numerous restaurants, recalled how trade magazines in the 1980s and 1990s advised women to increase tips by opening blouse buttons and placing a hand on the shoulder of male customers.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Groping and harassment for handful of dollars," 12 Mar. 2018
To nearly every classical style — the horse-blanket skirts, the blouses or dresses inspired by jockey silks, the quilted paddock jackets—Vanhee-Cybulski added a convinced dose of fashion.

— cathy horyn, The Cut, "Camp vs. Classicism," 4 Mar. 2018
Audi's outfit for women consists of houndstooth jackets, cream blouses and black cropped pants — a look that's vaguely European, but also on trend for projecting a professional attitude without being stuffy.

— julie hinds, Detroit Free Press, "Time's up in 2018 for those old, objectifying stereotypes of Detroit auto show models," 21 Jan. 2018
In the next room, reporters and fashion bloggers sipped wine while studying the half-dozen mannequins wearing bespoke creations pieced together from old jeans, patches of jackets and cut-up blouses.

— alden wicker, Newsweek, "Fast Fashion Is Creating an Environmental Crisis," 1 Sep. 2016
In the editorial, the model poses in an outdoor farm setting wearing billowy blouses, tasseled skirts and skin-tight bodysuits throughout.

— colleen kratofil, PEOPLE.com, "Gisele Bündchen Says Husband Tom Brady Likes Fashion Way More Than She Does," 27 Mar. 2018
There’s Tina in the back, a nurse in a blue peasant blouse and longhorn hat who fell into homelessness after her father and husband died in quick succession.

— sarah smith, star-telegram, "Why some homeless choose to survive in tent cities when shelters await | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 23 Mar. 2018

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