plural middies
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2
: a loosely fitting blouse with a sailor collar worn by women and children
Examples of middy in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Boxy and tapered jackets, fitted torso overblouses, middy jackets and shirt-tail jackets worn on the outside appear headed for classroom popularity.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2019
In one escapade, Hart poached a contraband TV hidden in a crawl space and circulated among the middies.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 3 May 2018
There will likely be a touch of history Saturday as women participating in the commemorative hike are encouraged to wear costumes in the style of l918, including middy blouses and cloth bibs with numbers sewn on.
—Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2018
San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2019
In one escapade, Hart poached a contraband TV hidden in a crawl space and circulated among the middies.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 3 May 2018
There will likely be a touch of history Saturday as women participating in the commemorative hike are encouraged to wear costumes in the style of l918, including middy blouses and cloth bibs with numbers sewn on.
—Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
by shortening & alteration
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Middy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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middy
noun
mid·dy
ˈmid-ē 
plural middies
1
2
: a loose blouse for women and children with a wide collar
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