a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.

a single-breasted, semifitted military jacket.

a loose outer garment, reaching to the hip or thigh, or below the knee, and sometimes belted. Compare smock frock .

to puff out in a drooping fullness, as a blouse above a fitted waistband.

to dispose the material of a garment in loose folds, as trouser legs over the tops of boots.

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bodice , bodysuit , middy , pullover , shell , slipover , t-shirt , turtleneck , v-neck , casaque , shirt , smock , top , tunic , waist