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单词 shirtwaist
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Definition of shirtwaist in English:

shirtwaist

nounˈʃəːtweɪstˈʃərtˌweɪst
North American
  • 1A woman's blouse resembling a shirt.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her shirtwaist and flowing skirt, easy to manufacture and appropriate to different classes, resembled a man's suit.
    • Her shirtwaist style top was a mint green, the soft pastel bringing out her eyes as she slipped on a simple brown skirt, finishing the ensemble with a fine leather belt.
    1. 1.1
      another term for shirtwaister
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Inger stood, too, smoothing her snowy apron over her soft blue shirtwaist.
      • Choose jackets, tailored suits and shirtwaist dresses with straight, classic cuts.
      • It was difficult to button her shirtwaist, so she left the collar undone.
      • For the doctor visit, Mother wears plastic Shasta daisies clipped to her small ears and her shirtwaist dress is sky-blue like her eyes and eye shadow.
      • Maybe it was their shirtwaist dresses and comfortable shoes and tight perms that made all of them look old.
      • She appeared in a stiff shirtwaist, her soft hair piled into a chignon, topped by a big plumed hat.
      • Teenagers and young women worked at sewing machines in crowded rows, the aisles blocked by piles of highly flammable grass linen, a popular fabric for making shirtwaist dresses.
 
 

Definition of shirtwaist in US English:

shirtwaist

nounˈSHərtˌwāstˈʃərtˌweɪst
North American
  • 1A woman's blouse that resembles a shirt.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her shirtwaist style top was a mint green, the soft pastel bringing out her eyes as she slipped on a simple brown skirt, finishing the ensemble with a fine leather belt.
    • Her shirtwaist and flowing skirt, easy to manufacture and appropriate to different classes, resembled a man's suit.
    1. 1.1 A woman's dress with a seam at the waist, its bodice incorporating a collar and buttons in the style of a shirt.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Teenagers and young women worked at sewing machines in crowded rows, the aisles blocked by piles of highly flammable grass linen, a popular fabric for making shirtwaist dresses.
      • She appeared in a stiff shirtwaist, her soft hair piled into a chignon, topped by a big plumed hat.
      • Choose jackets, tailored suits and shirtwaist dresses with straight, classic cuts.
      • Inger stood, too, smoothing her snowy apron over her soft blue shirtwaist.
      • For the doctor visit, Mother wears plastic Shasta daisies clipped to her small ears and her shirtwaist dress is sky-blue like her eyes and eye shadow.
      • Maybe it was their shirtwaist dresses and comfortable shoes and tight perms that made all of them look old.
      • It was difficult to button her shirtwaist, so she left the collar undone.
 
 
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