blouse en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈblaʊ̯s/ (General-American)
- /ˈblaːs/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
- /ˈbluːz/ (Northumbria, obsolete)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈblæʊ̯s/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈblaːz/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
- /ˈblɜʊ̯s/ Canada, Canadian raising
- /ˈblaʊ̯z/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈblʌʊ̯s/ Canada, Canadian raising
- /ˈblɐʊ̯s/ Canada, Canadian raising
- /ˈblæʊ̯z/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈbləʊ̯s/ Canada, Canadian raising
Etymology
1828, from French blouse (“a workman's or peasant's smock”), see that for more. More at blee, fold.
Meanings
- (obsolete) A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
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A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
She came in now, but to the closet; from it she took a simple skirt and blouse. Picking up her underclothing she departed, obviously to dress somewhere else.
1964, Philip K. Dick, “NINE”, in Clans of the Alphane Moon, United States: Ace Books, →OCLC; republished London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996, →ISBN, page 112:
- A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
- (Bangladesh, India) A short garment worn under a sari.
- (slang) a feminine top in gay sex
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
peasant blouse · bloused · poet blouse · underblouse · blouseless · peekaboo blouse · big girl's blouse · blousy · Russian blouse · shirtwaist blouse · downblouse · middy blouse · blouselike · girl's blouse · overblouse
Descendants
ブラウス · ब्लाउज़ · ブルーズ · 블라우스 · ব্লাউজ · blaus · બ્લાઉઝ
Hyponyms
Synonyms
Translations (72)
sv blus (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · tl blusa (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · io bluzo (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · io korsajo (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · fi paitapusero (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · el μπλούζα (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · gu બ્લાઉઝ (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · tk köýnek (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · wa taeye (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · cmn 女襯衫 /女衬衫 (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · cs blůza (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · ar بَلُوزَة (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · la supparum (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · fi paita (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · it camicia (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · fi asetakki (military: a loose-fitting uniform jacket) · cmn 工作罩衫 (military: a loose-fitting uniform jacket) · ta பிளவுஸ் (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · tr bluz (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · pl bluzka (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · it blusa (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · kk әйел кәзекейі (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · pt blusão (military: a loose-fitting uniform jacket) · lb Blus (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · fr corsage (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · gl blusa (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · uk блу́за (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · it camicetta (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · it camisaccio (military: a loose-fitting uniform jacket) · wa coirsaedje (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · nl blouse (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · hu blúz (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · be блу́зка (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · ta ரவிக்கை (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · la pēlūsia (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · id blus (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · vec bluxa (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · ru гимнастёрка (military: a loose-fitting uniform jacket) · fa بلوز (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · bg блу́за (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · lt palaidinė (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · uk блу́зка (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · kea bluza (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · gl chambra (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · pt blusa (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · nn bluse (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · kea buluza (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · apw ikaʼíí (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · rw ikizibaho (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · de Bluse (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · be блу́за (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · ro bluză (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · nl bloes (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · pl bluza (military: a loose-fitting uniform jacket) · nb bluse (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · eo bluzo (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · ar بْلُوزَة (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · es blusa (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · mk блуза (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · fa شومیز (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · ja ブラウス (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · pl bluza (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · fr chemisier (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · wa tchimijhî (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · af bloes (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · wa blouze (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · ru блу́за (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · cs halenka (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · ky блу́зка (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · nds Bluus (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · ko 블라우스 (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) · ru блу́зка (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt)