2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: shirtwaist \shirtwaist\, Shirt waist \Shirt waist\ [shirt + waist; see {waist[3]}, n.] 1. A woman's blouse resembling a men's shirt in cut and style; -- in England called a {blouse}. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 2. a type of woman's dress with a bodice tailored like a shirt; -- also called {shirt dress}, {shirtwaist dress}, and {shirtwaister}. --[RHUD] [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: shirtwaist n : a blouse with buttons down the front; "in England they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister" [syn: {shirtwaister}]
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