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shirtwaister

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A woman's dress having a bodice in the style of a shirt, with buttons down the front.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a blouse with buttons down the front

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in Britain they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shirtwaist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blouse

History

Etymology

From shirt + waist + -er.