Home › Words › S › shirtwaistshirtwaistshirtwaist means A woman's tailored blouse, buttoned down the front.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, shirtwaist ranks #2,165 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom shirt + waist.nounA woman's tailored blouse, buttoned down the front.e.g.“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 109:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.shirtwise 62% match — In the style of a shirt. vs shirtwaist →underblouse 61% match — A blouse worn under another garment, such as a waistcoat or vest vs shirtwaist →shirtdress 61% match — A type of dress, borrowing details, such as a collar or button front, from a man's shirt. vs shirtwaist →bloused 59% match — Wearing a blouse. vs shirtwaist →blouson 58% match — A garment drawn tight at the waist with blousing hanging over the waistband; a blouse jacket. vs shirtwaist →buttonfront 58% match — Having buttons on the front. vs shirtwaist →chemise 57% match — A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women. vs shirtwaist →tailleur 57% match — A woman's tailored suit. vs shirtwaist →