English Explanatory Dictionary

shirtwaister

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A woman's dress having a bodice in the style of a shirt, with buttons down the front.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shirtwaister.wav

Word forms

shirtwaister shirtwaisters

Etymology

From shirt + waist + -er.

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