shirtwaist
- n a blouse with buttons down the front
in Britain they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister
- Bush aides quickly learned that behind her demure shirtwaist dresses and her trademark Mary Tyler Moore flip hairdo there was a strong-minded, intelligent woman who wished to be .
- Next to pants, the staple is the simple, classic shirtwaist dress.
- The shirtwaist dress has gone from demure to dashing.