middy blouse


noun

any of various loose blouses with a sailor collar, often extending below the waistline to terminate in a broad band or fold, as worn by sailors, women, or children.

Origin of middy blouse

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby middy blouse

Example sentences from the Web for middy blouse

  • The thing was shaped like a middy-blouse, only a little longer and it had a hood attached.

    Triple Spies |Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for middy blouse

middy blouse

noun

a blouse with a sailor collar, worn by women and children, esp formerly