blouse (redirected from big girl's blouses)

blouse  (blous, blouz)

n.

1. A woman's or child's loosely fitting shirt that extends to the waist or slightly below. See Regional Note at greasy.

2. A loosely fitting garment resembling a long shirt, worn especially by European workmen.

3. The service coat or tunic worn by the members of some branches of the U.S. armed forces.

intr. & tr.v. bloused, blous·ing, blous·es

To hang or cause to hang loosely and fully.

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[French, possibly alteration (influenced by blousse, wool scraps, of Germanic origin) of obsolete French blaude, from Old French bliaut, probably of Germanic origin .]

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blouse [blaʊz]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's shirtlike garment made of cotton, nylon, etc

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a loose-fitting smocklike garment, often knee length and belted, worn esp by E European peasants

3. (Military) a loose-fitting waist-length belted jacket worn by soldiers

vb

to hang or make so as to hang in full loose folds

[from French, of unknown origin]

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blouse - First a garment, usually belted at the waist, worn by peasants or workmen.

See also related terms for waist.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

blouse - a top worn by women                   garibaldi - a loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves; styled after the red flannel shirts worn by Garibaldi's soldiers guimpe - a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or pinafore dress middy, middy blouse - blouse with a sailor collar neckline - the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck shirtwaist, shirtwaister - a blouse with buttons down the front; "in Britain they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister" top - a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"

Translations

blouse [blaʊz] N

1. (= woman's garment) → blusa f
he's a big girl's blouse → es un mariquita

2. (US) (Mil) → guerrera f

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blouse [ˈblaʊz] n → chemisier m, corsage m

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blouse

n

→ Bluse f

(US Mil) → (Feld)bluse f

(esp US inf) he’s a big girl’s blouse or a bit of a blouse when it comes to pain → bei Schmerzen ist er ein ziemlicher Jammerlappen (inf); you girl’s blouse! → du Weichei! (inf)

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blouse [blaʊz] n → camicetta

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blouse

n blouse [blauz]

a woman's (often loose) garment for the upper half of the body a skirt and blouse. bloese صِدْريَّه، بْلوزَه дамска блуза halen(k)a bluse die Bluse γυναικείο πουκάμισο, μπλούζα blusa pluus پیراهن زنانه pusero chemisier חוּלצַת נָשִׁים ब्लाउज, कुर्ती ženska košulja, bluza blúz blus (kven)blússa camicetta ブラウス 블라우스 palaidinukė blūze balus blouse bluse bluzka blusa bluză блуз(к)а blúzka bluza bluza blus เสื้อครึ่งตัวของสตรี bluz 寬大的女短衫 блузка بلاؤز ، عورتوں کی چھوٹی قمیص áo cánh 宽大的短外套，女人宽松的上衣

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blouse → بلوزة blůza bluse Bluse γυναικεία μπλούζα blusa naisten paitapusero chemise bluza camicetta ブラウス 블라우스 blouse bluse bluzka blusa блузка blus เสื้อสตรี bluz sơ mi nữ 女衬衫