SHIRTWAIST


Meaning of SHIRTWAIST in English

/sherrt"wayst'/ , n.

1. a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.

2. Also called shirt-dress, shirtwaist dress, shirtwaister . a dress with a bodice and a front opening tailored like those of a dress shirt.

[ 1875-80; SHIRT + WAIST ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .