DictionaryblouseUpper garment
noun / verb

blouse

BLOUSS/blaʊs/

A loose upper garment that hangs over the waist.

The loose blouse hangs with its full sleeves visible.

A single loose women's blouse on a simple hanger, with a soft neckline, full sleeves and gently gathered fabric making its roomy upper-garment shape immediately recognizable.
Etymology

French blouse named a worker's protective smock before the garment was adopted as fashionable clothing for women and children. The French word's deeper origin is unknown.

In context

Inside the Hem63:31
loose blouse with three-quarter sleeves and v-neckline buttoned at the front and embellished with ties at the bottom of the sleeves
Lenaline Indie Sewing Patterns | First Impression Review

More examples

  • Several blouses hung in the wardrobe.
  • The loose shirt blouses over the belt.
  • She bloused the sleeves at the cuffs.

Forms

blouse · blouses · bloused · blousing

Similar words

shirt
A broader upper-body garment.
top
Any garment worn on the upper body.