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SHIRTWAIST

 Dictionary entry overview: What does shirtwaist mean? 

SHIRTWAIST (noun)
  The noun SHIRTWAIST has 1 sense:

1. a blouse with buttons down the front

  Familiarity information: SHIRTWAIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHIRTWAIST (noun)


Sense 1shirtwaist [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A blouse with buttons down the front

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

shirtwaist; shirtwaister

Context example:

in England they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister

Hypernyms ("shirtwaist" is a kind of...):

blouse (a top worn by women)


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