blouse — meaning in English

English meaning

• blouse noun A loose-fitting shirt, especially one worn by women, often with buttons and a collar.
• overall adj Taking everything into account; general.
• smock noun A loose overgarment worn to protect clothes, especially by painters or children.

Senses

blouse is used for these senses in English:

• blouse (fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
• overall (British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.

blouse — full definition

1. noun A loose-fitting shirt, especially one worn by women, often with buttons and a collar.
2. noun A loose military-style jacket.

overall — full definition

1. adj Taking everything into account; general.
2. adv Considering everything as a whole.
3. noun A loose protective garment worn over regular clothes for manual work.

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