A type of bodice, without stays, worn by women.

Miscellaneous uses. See quots. 1802 at sense 16 1853 at sense 9b and cf. shell-jacket n. at compounds 7. Also North American, the unlined body of a…

As a name for garments resembling a shirt. The bodice or upper part of a woman's dress, esp. one styled to resemble a shirt, having a collar, cuffs…

A kind of blouse worn by women, originally made of a bright red stuff, in imitation of the shirt worn by Garibaldi and his followers, but later…

the bodice or upper part of a dress, esp. one styled to resemble a shirt, having a collar, cuffs, buttons, etc., and usually somewhat…

a blouse shaped like a Norfolk jacket. Obsolete. rare.

A woman's bodice or blouse designed to resemble a shirt, buttoned down the front and usually somewhat loose-fitting. Also: a dress with a bodice…

†(a) (probably) a long loose garment for a toddler, gathered around the waist (Obsolete); (b) a loose buttoned blouse for women, styled to resemble a…

A chemisette coming high up the throat; an under-blouse designed to be worn with a low-necked frock.

A blouse designed to be worn without being tucked into a waistband.

More fully middy blouse. A woman's or child's loose blouse, often extending below the waistline, with a collar that is cut deep and square at the…

a blouse to be worn outside the skirt at the waist.

a woman's blouse made of thin or light material and having a low neckline.

= jersey, n.1 3a; (also) a loose-fitting blouse worn over a skirt.

A long Japanese robe with sleeves. Now frequently applied to a similar loose, wide-sleeved garment, fastened with a sash, and worn as a dressing…

a jerkin similar to that worn by sailors; also applied to a ladies' blouse of this design.

Esp. in Nigeria (originally among the Yoruba people): a type of loose blouse or shirt with long loose sleeves, worn by both men and women.