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/ˈʃəːtˌweɪstə/, /ˌʃəːtˈweɪstə/, U.S. /ˈʃərtˌweɪstər/ Originally U.S.† 1. A person who wears a shirtwaist (shirtwaist n. 1). Obsolete. rare.
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Court-mantlec1367
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short-coat1649
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Evite1713
uniform1786
nude1810
blue-stockinged1818
waistcoateer1825
padder1828
stook of duds1834
bloomer1851
sleeve1851
shirt1860
shirtwaister1900
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rat-catcher1928
sweater girl1940
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penguin1967
overcoat1969
1900 El Paso (Texas) Daily Herald 20 Aug. (Last ed.) 2/3 Jerry Simpson..is now a shirtwaister. He explains that he wears shirt waists for comfort, not for style.
2. A woman's dress with a bodice or upper part designed to resemble a shirt, buttoned down the front and usually somewhat loose-fitting; (also) a dress resembling a long shirt, typically one worn with a belt, and having a collar and buttons down its length; = shirtwaist dress n. at shirtwaist n. Compounds. Also as a modifier, esp. in shirtwaister dress.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > dress, robe, or gown > types of > shirt-waist dress
shirt dress1875
shirtwaist dress1897
shirtmaker1926
shirtwaister1935
1935 Kingston (N.Y.) Daily Freeman 31 Aug. 11/2 Challis is a hardy perennial which is smarter than ever this fall. Use it in young-looking tailors, the classic shirtwaister or two-piece type.
1957 Country Life 11 July 92/2 Black net is used for a shirtwaister dress by Balman, with long sleeves and a billowing skirt.
2005 Woman & Home July 32/1 A classic shirtwaister is a brilliant figure fixer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1900