. [ shirt + waist; see waist{ 3 }, n. ] 1. A woman's blouse resembling a men's shirt in cut and style; -- in England called a blouse. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

2. a type of woman's dress with a bodice tailored like a shirt; -- also called shirt dress, shirtwaist dress, and shirtwaister. [ RHUD ] [ PJC ]