shirtwaist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From shirt + waist.
Meanings
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(US) A woman's tailored blouse, buttoned down the front.
The straw seats of the car hovered on the edge of combustion; the woman next to me perspired delicately for a while into her white shirtwaist […].
1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Penguin, published 2000, page 109:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shirt-waist | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shirt waist | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shirtwaists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
shirtwaisted · shirtwaist blouse