blousedadj.
/blaʊzd/, U.S. /blaʊst/, /blaʊzd/ 1.
a. Wearing or clothed in a blouse; having a blouse.In early use frequently with reference to the blue blouses traditionally worn by workmen, artists, etc., in France and elsewhere in Europe (see blouse n. 1a).
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bloused1850
1832 Eng. Chron. 18 Aug. Amongst the shouts of the bloused multitudes in the towns were mingled many cries ‘To arms!’.
1872 J. P. Story Choisy vii. 50/2 As they walked rather lazily toward the Malesherbes, they met more than one troop of bloused workmen coming up from the river to their early labor.
1924 Evansville (Indiana) Jrnl. 3 Mar. 5/5 He was dressed with care, and his bloused field uniform showed him to advantage.
1991 L. Thomas Loves & Journeys Revolving Jones ii. iv. 203 ‘Now you must dance with me... I insist.’ She led me to the floor and arranged her bloused chest against me.
2009 Mass. Rev. 50 377 A door opens and people cross through it, bloused women, families, acquaintances, friends.
b. As the second element in compounds: wearing, clothed in, or having a blouse of the specified material, colour, fit, etc.Frequently (and in earliest use) in blue-bloused adj.
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1837 A. B. Granville Spas Germany II. ii. viii. 518 Else you will be assailed..by the red-capped, blue-bloused attendant.
1868 Lippincott's Mag. Sept. 272/1 Already sturdy cotton-bloused workmen are dragging awkward water-hose over the hazy streets.., and sprinkling the thoroughfares that face the Madeleine.
1901 Poet Lore 13 333 The black or dark blue robed figures, wide-trousered, loose-bloused, bell-hatted, went slipping up and down the hills.
1954 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 13 June (Mag.) 7/3 An accordion band..wore their best satin-bloused uniforms.
2005 S. Isaacs Better Dead i. 9 A well-polished counter..was manned by a black-suited, white-bloused, middle-aged woman with neat hair and discreet make-up.
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a. Of a garment or part of a garment: made or worn so as to hang or drape loosely, or puff out, esp. over a belt, closely fitting waistband, cuff, etc.; spec. designating trousers worn tucked into and puffed out over the tops of a pair of boots, leggings, etc., esp. as part of military uniform.
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cod-pieced1579
pectoral1616
peasecod-bellied1650
wrapping1787
tunical1805
shad-bellied1832
odalisque1837
peplum1866
pubic1892
sack-back1892
middy1894
sarong1913
hip-hugger1932
bloused1935
snake hook1944
1886 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 1 May 9/6 A striped bouclé matinee of canvas in bleu de ciel had a full Surah bloused front.
1935 Times 11 Feb. 15/6 The bloused bodice is shirred into shape in front and at the back.
1946 Eugene (Oregon) Register-Guard 26 Feb. 12/4 They [sc. Swiss soldiers] may trade their black boots and green garb for the more easy going bloused pants and boots, shirt, and short jacket of their visitors [sc. American GIs].
2006 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 23 Sept. Bloused sleeves, gathered above the wrist or around the elbow, soften dress shapes.
b. Of boots: worn with trousers tucked into and puffed out over the tops, esp. as part of military uniform.
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1954 North Platte (Nebraska) Tel.-Bull. 20 July 2/4 Uniform for travel [sc. for army reservists] will be khakis with bloused boots, pistol belts and helmet liners.
1989 Black Belt Jan. 29/1 They were easy to spot in their distinctive khaki uniforms with bloused boots, scarfs neatly tucked into their shirts, and black berets.
2017 S. F. Greenberg Frontline Policing in 21st Cent. ii. 52 BDUs [= battle dress uniforms] tend to be loose fitting... Most are worn with soft hats..and some are worn with bloused boots.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).
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