I. ˈblau̇z
variant of blowze
II. ˈblau̇s, ˈblau̇z noun
( plural blouses ˈblau̇sə̇z, -au̇zə̇z)
Etymology: French
1. : a loose overgarment like a shirt or smock, hiplength to calf-length, belted or unbelted, and worn especially by workmen, artists, and peasants
2. : the dress and undress uniform coat of the United States Army ; also : the upper outer garment of any uniform
a postman's gray blouse
3. : a usually loose-fitting garment covering the body from the neck to the waist or just below, made with or without a collar, sleeves, or belt, and worn over or tucked inside a waistband (as of a skirt)
4. : a bloused draping of cloth (as in a coat or dress)
III. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to fall in folds like those of a loose blouse when closely belted — used of textiles and garments
the new coats blouse gracefully above the hipline
2. : droop , bag
sails bellying and blousing in a fitful breeze
IV. verb
transitive verb
: to cause to blouse
trousers are bloused over the boots
big, loose shapes (which the fainthearted may blouse over a belt) — Anne-Marie Shiro