Definitions for Blouse
blaʊs, blaʊzblouse

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blousenoun

   a top worn by women

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blousenoun

   An outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt and reaches from the neck to the waist or below. Nowadays, in colloquial use, blouse refers almost always to a woman's shirt that buttons down the front.

2. blousenoun

   A loose-fitting uniform jacket.

3. blouseverb

   To hang a garment in loose folds.

4. blouseverb

   To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).

5. Etymology: 1828, from blouse, of obscure origin. Perhaps from blousse, from lano blouso, from blous, of origin, from bloz "naked, bare" (bloß "bare"), or a conflation of the aforementioned and bliaud, from bliau, also of origin, from *, from "coloured, bright" +. More at blee, fold.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blouse

   A blouse is a type of upper garment commonly worn by women and girls, typically loose-fitting and covering from the shoulders to the waist or hips. It often features elements such as collars, sleeves, and buttons or other fastenings, and is often designed to be worn with skirts, pants or any lower garment. It can be made from a variety of materials like cotton, silk, chiffon, or linen.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blousenoun

   a light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States army

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blouse

   A blouse is a loose-fitting upper garment that was formerly worn by workmen, peasants, artists, women and children. It is typically gathered at the waist so that it hangs loosely over the wearer's body. Today, the word most commonly refers to a woman's shirt but can also refer to a man's shirt if it is a loose-fitting style. Traditionally, the term has been used to refer to a shirt which blouses out or has an unmistakably feminine appearance. The term is also used for some men's military uniform jackets.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blouse

   blowz, n. a loose sack-like outer garment, somewhat like the English smock-frock. [Fr.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BLOUSE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Blouse is ranked #69170 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Blouse surname appeared 284 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Blouse.
   
   97.1% or 276 total occurrences were White.
   1.7% or 5 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Top

Anagrams for Blouse »

1. boules

2. obelus

3. besoul

How to pronounce Blouse?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Blouse in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Blouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Blouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Blouse in a Sentence

1. Catholic University of America:

   All of the dresses have certain verifiable characteristics, including, for example, a' secret pocket' on the right side of the pinafore skirt for Dorothy's handkerchief,' Judy Garland' written by hand in a script specific to a single person who labeled all of the extant dresses in the same hand. Apparently, the thin material of the blouse was prone to tearing when Judy Garland as Dorothy took it off after filming, and a seamstress often repaired it before Judy Garland as Dorothy donned it for the next shoot.

2. Police Department/FOX:

   I started scratching her face and everything and grabbed her blouse, and I held on real tight to her blouse and I wasn't going to let her go.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Blouse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blouse
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Blouse
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Blouse
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Blouse
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html