shirtwaist

[ shurt-weyst ]

/ ˈʃɜrtˌweɪst /

noun

a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.

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

Origin of shirtwaist

First recorded in 1875–80; shirt + waist

Words nearby shirtwaist

shirt-lifter, shirtmaker, shirt-sleeve, shirt-stud abscess, shirttail, shirtwaist, shirtwaister, shirty, shisha, shish kebab, shishya

Example sentences from the Web for shirtwaist

She got a brown dress to travel in, and a shirtwaist or two; but beyond that she dared not go.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch|Amy Bell Marlowe
Believe me, I wish I had half a dollar for every shirtwaist I bought off him in my life!
Just Around the Corner|Fannie Hurst
I remember I had on a saggy skirt and a shirtwaist that must have looked like it had been improvised out of a coffee sack.
Torchy and Vee|Sewell Ford
She thought about her at night when she was washing and ironing her other shirtwaist for next day's wear.
Cheerful--By Request|Edna Ferber

The picket at the shirtwaist factory reported that three more of the strikebreakers had left the plant.
Windy McPherson's Son|Sherwood Anderson

单词	shirtwaist
释义	shirtwaist [ shurt-weyst ] / ˈʃɜrtˌweɪst / noun a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women. Also called shirt-dress, shirtwaist dress, shirtwaister. a dress with a bodice and a front opening tailored like those of a dress shirt. Origin of shirtwaist First recorded in 1875–80; shirt + waist Words nearby shirtwaist shirt-lifter, shirtmaker, shirt-sleeve, shirt-stud abscess, shirttail, shirtwaist, shirtwaister, shirty, shisha, shish kebab, shishya Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shirtwaist She got a brown dress to travel in, and a shirtwaist or two; but beyond that she dared not go. The Girl from Sunset Ranch\|Amy Bell Marlowe Believe me, I wish I had half a dollar for every shirtwaist I bought off him in my life! Just Around the Corner\|Fannie Hurst I remember I had on a saggy skirt and a shirtwaist that must have looked like it had been improvised out of a coffee sack. Torchy and Vee\|Sewell Ford She thought about her at night when she was washing and ironing her other shirtwaist for next day's wear. Cheerful--By Request\|Edna Ferber The picket at the shirtwaist factory reported that three more of the strikebreakers had left the plant. Windy McPherson's Son\|Sherwood Anderson
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