Definition of "shirtwaister" [shirtwaister]

• A woman's dress, the bodice of which is in the style of a shirt (with buttons down the front) (noun)

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• "Wearing makeup and her new shirtwaister dress, she drove to the castle."
• "It was a conventional shirtwaister but of soft silk, with a swirling pattern of peacock greens, golds and blue."
• "Today she is wearing a black shirtwaister from Rag & Bone, a sparkly cardigan from The Cross, pale grey tights and lace-up shoes from Kurt Geiger."