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blouse

UK/ˈblaʊ̯z/ US/ˈblaʊ̯s/ fairly common slang

noun

1.

a top worn by women

Origin

1828, from French blouse (“a workman's or peasant's smock”), see that for more. More at blee, fold.

Phrases

  • big girl's blouse
  • girl's blouse
  • middy blouse
  • peasant blouse
  • peekaboo blouse
  • poet blouse
  • Russian blouse
  • shirtwaist blouse

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