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

In goes a tussled twin in an open-V teddy bear coat with a cow print, out comes a groomed version in an unbuttoned sheer black blouson with shiny pants.

From Seattle Times

Wide belts defined the silhouette, giving shape to long shirt dresses and crisp, airy blouson tops, and offering utility with tiny, snapped pockets and a hook for pretty mesh gloves.

From Seattle Times

Her sparkler had long blouson sleeves and a high neck.

From Seattle Times

Like many hipsters and countless musicians of the late 1950s, he favored Cuban-collared shirts, wide-legged, pleated trousers, slip-on loafers and blouson jackets — a style that men’s wear labels like Prada revisit with clocklike regularity.

From New York Times

There were big-V-neck blouson dresses with battering ram shoulders; bodysuits with halter or bandeau or half-bra tops; high-waist denim flares with cropped jackets and leotards; more bodysuits; and sheer camisoles speckled with rhinestones atop taffeta evening skirts.

From New York Times