blousyadj.

Brit.

/ˈblaʊzi/, U.S.

/ˈblaʊsi/,

/ˈblaʊzi/

Forms: 1800s– blousey, 1800s– blousy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blouse n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < blouse n. + -y suffix¹.The following could show slightly earlier use, or could show a use of blowzy adj.:1885 Cincinnati Commercial Gaz. 8 Aug. 10/1 Of course you wish to know exactly how the women and girls are bathing this year... Ninety in a hundred of them wear the old-fashioned blousy rigs of blue flannel.

Resembling or styled like a blouse, esp. in puffing out or falling in loose folds.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > other > resembling

blouse-like1869

1887 Australasian 13 Nov. 919/5 The long, full, blousy front of the tea-gown.

1941 W. Lewis Vulgar Streak xv. 130 A big sinister tea-pot, grotesquely surmounted by a blousy cosie,..was refilled from a saucepan.

2016 S. D. Hutchsinson We are Ants 124 Zooey looked cute in a pair of little jean shorts and blousy white top.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	blousy
释义	blousyadj. Brit. /ˈblaʊzi/, U.S. /ˈblaʊsi/, /ˈblaʊzi/ Forms: 1800s– blousey, 1800s– blousy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blouse n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < blouse n. + -y suffix¹.The following could show slightly earlier use, or could show a use of blowzy adj.:1885 Cincinnati Commercial Gaz. 8 Aug. 10/1 Of course you wish to know exactly how the women and girls are bathing this year... Ninety in a hundred of them wear the old-fashioned blousy rigs of blue flannel. Resembling or styled like a blouse, esp. in puffing out or falling in loose folds. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > other > resembling blouse-like1869 1887 Australasian 13 Nov. 919/5 The long, full, blousy front of the tea-gown. 1941 W. Lewis Vulgar Streak xv. 130 A big sinister tea-pot, grotesquely surmounted by a blousy cosie,..was refilled from a saucepan. 2016 S. D. Hutchsinson We are Ants 124 Zooey looked cute in a pair of little jean shorts and blousy white top. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < adj.1887
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