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nounshirtwaist (plural shirtwaists)
plural shirtwaists · alternative shirt-waist · alternative shirt waist
- USA woman's tailored blouse, buttoned down the front.
The straw seats of the car hovered on the edge of combustion; the woman next to me perspired delicately for a while into her white shirtwaist […].
1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Penguin, published 2000, page 109Synonyms: shirtwaister
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nounA woman's tailored blouse, buttoned down the front.
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shirtwaist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirtwaist
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“shirtwaist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirtwaist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shirtwaist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shirtwaist.
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