middy blouse

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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.

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Origin of middy blouse

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby middy blouse

middle youth, middling, middlings, Middx, middy, middy blouse, Mideast, midengine, midfield, midfielder, mid-flight

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How to use middy blouse in a sentence

Add a pop of color with a bright violet v-neck blouse from 3.1 Phillip Lim.
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One worn over her head and showing her blouse means that she is not married and looking for a husband.
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A young girl skateboards in a yellow silk blouse and black-and-white striped pants.
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I wasn't parading around to make a show of myself, I was trying to get my arm in my blouse to cover up.
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The door opened, and there, poorly dressed in blouse and skirt, stood Miss Anne.
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She was enveloped in a sky-blue satin gown, or rather, sort of blouse, ornamented all round with two rows of rich black blond.
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She had left her hat and coat in the hall, and wore a smart blue serge skirt and a white blouse.
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There was wisdom in this suggestion, so Jess accepted it gratefully, and even added Henry's blouse to the laundry.
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She took off Benny's little crinkled blouse and one pair of bloomers, and started to hang them on the line.
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British Dictionary definitions for middy blouse

middy blouse

noun

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

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