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SHIRTWAISTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shirtwaister mean?
• SHIRTWAISTER (noun)
The noun SHIRTWAISTER has 1 sense:
1. a blouse with buttons down the front
Familiarity information: SHIRTWAISTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A blouse with buttons down the front
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
shirtwaist; shirtwaister
Context example:
in Britain they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister
Hypernyms ("shirtwaister" is a kind of...):
blouse (a top worn by women)
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