shirtwaist

[ shurt-weyst ]

/ ˈʃɜrtˌweɪst /

a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.

Also called shirt-dress, shirtwaist dress, shirt·waist·er. a dress with a bodice and a front opening tailored like those of a dress shirt.

Origin of shirtwaist

First recorded in 1875–80; shirt + waist

He once sent this same lady, apropos of the return of the shirt-waist season, a dozen neckties.

The Bibliotaph |Leon H. Vincent
“Yes, ma,” answered Alfy, coming into the kitchen with thread and needle in one hand and shirt-waist in the other.

Dorothy's Tour |Evelyn Raymond
She finally sewed it in a chamois bag that she safety-pinned under her shirt-waist.

The Rose Garden Husband |Margaret Widdemer
Her shirt-waist needs pulling down in front and she sticks her head out when she talks.

Betty Wales Freshman |Edith K. Dunton

So was the low dress, in spite of the fact that Georgia was undoubtedly right in considering herself a “shirt-waist girl.”

Betty Wales Senior |Margaret Warde