Crossword clues for shirtwaister
shirtwaister
The Collaborative International Dictionary
shirtwaist \shirtwaist\, Shirt waist \Shirt waist\ [shirt + waist; see waist[3], n.]
A woman's blouse resembling a men's shirt in cut and style; -- in England called a blouse.
a type of woman's dress with a bodice tailored like a shirt; -- also called shirt dress, shirtwaist dress, and shirtwaister.
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Wiktionary
n. A woman's dress, the bodice of which is in the style of a shirt (with buttons down the front)
WordNet
n. a blouse with buttons down the front; "in England they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister" [syn: shirtwaist]
Usage examples of "shirtwaister".
Ay wore Jaegar shirtwaisters and never yawned or swore or smoked too much.
Gosh,' he gasped, as, after a little persuading, Kitty pulled her blue shirtwaister over her head, 'you're very voluptuous.
Knowing Georgie would get no further than thinking about it, Kitty put her blue shirtwaister back on, and returning to the kitchen, was loading cold chicken, tomatoes, baking potatoes and a big bag of peaches into a cardboard box, when an explosion shook the corridor outside.
They were followed by Kitty, who removed her shirtwaister, but kept on her bra and knickers, which bobbed in the half-darkness like white rabbits.