blouson

American  

[blou-son, -zon, bloo-zohn, bloo-zon] / ˈblaʊ sɒn, -zɒn, bluˈzoʊn, ˈblu zɒn /

noun

1. a woman's outer garment having a drawstring, belt, or similar closing, at or below the waist, which causes it to blouse.

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adjective

1. of or relating to such a garment, the style it exemplifies, or something considered to resemble this style, as a hairdo.

   a blouson dress; the blouson effect; a blouson bob.

blouson British  

/ ˈbluːzɒn /

noun

1. a short jacket or top having the shape of a blouse

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Etymology

Origin of blouson

1900–05; < French, equivalent to blouse blouse + -on noun suffix

Example Sentences

To date, it has involved a lot of leather in outsize blouson proportions and knitwear in clingier, artier forms.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2020

Sartori mentioned a bomber jacket and blouson, two items traditionally thought of as sportswear, that he has made in Zegna's tailoring facilities, imbuing their casual feel with the precision of world-class tailoring.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2018

"He was wearing a brown blouson jacket with a stand up collar which was chunky. This man sat tall in his seat. The top of his head was obscured by the driver's sun visor."

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2017

Casualwear has always been tricky for Bonds, and while Craig can rock a Harrington, Dalton in a leather blouson looks more cab driver than Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2015

Her face is an almond sheen of sweat under her white cotton turban, and her lace blouson, settled off her shoulders, reveals duplicate moles, big and black as beetles, at the base of her throat.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García