2. a type of woman's dress with a bodice tailored like a shirt; -- also called {shirt dress}, {shirtwaist dress}, and {shirtwaister}. --[RHUD] [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
shirtwaister — ► NOUN ▪ a shirt dress with a seam at the waist … English terms dictionary
shirtwaister — n. US a woman s dress with a bodice like a shirt. Etymology: SHIRT, WAIST * * * noun a blouse with buttons down the front in Britain they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister • Syn: ↑shirtwaist • Hypernyms: ↑blouse … Useful english dictionary
shirtwaister — UK [ˈʃɜː(r)tˌweɪstə(r)] / US [ˈʃɜrtˌweɪstər] noun [countable] Word forms shirtwaister : singular shirtwaister plural shirtwaisters British a type of dress with buttons down the front that fits tightly around your waist … English dictionary
shirtwaister — noun A womans dress, the bodice of which is in the style of a shirt (with buttons down the front) … Wiktionary
shirtwaister — n. shirtwaist, woman s tailored blouse, woman s shirt; shirt with buttons down the front … English contemporary dictionary
shirtwaister — noun a shirt dress with a seam at the waist … English new terms dictionary
shirtwaister — BrE, shirtwaist, AmE noun (C) a woman s dress in the style of a long shirt … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shirtwaister — shirt·waist·er … English syllables
shirtwaister — /ˈʃɜtweɪstə/ (say shertwaystuh) noun 1. a woman s blouse or bodice which has buttons down the front and often turn back cuffs like a man s shirt. 2. a dress with this style of top. Also, shirtwaist …
shirt dress — noun 1. A straight dress with a collar like a shirt s, resembling an elongated shirt 2. A shirtwaister (US) • • • Main Entry: ↑shirt * * * shirt dress, a shirtwaist dress; shirtwaister: »... pale blue Osmaline shirt dress, the bib front hand… … Useful english dictionary
