n. a woman's tailored blouse, buttoned down the front
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
A woman's blouse resembling a men's shirt in cut and style; -- in England called a blouse.
a type of woman's dress with a bodice tailored like a shirt; -- also called shirt dress, shirtwaist dress, and shirtwaister.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A garment for women's and children's wear, resembling a shirt in fashion, but worn over the underclothing, and extending no lower than the waist, where it is belted.
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n. a blouse with buttons down the front
Word Usage
"Over the shirtwaist was a natty jacket, elbow-sleeved, and to the elbows she wore gloves of imitation suede."