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- [shurt-weyst]
- /ˈʃɜrtˌweɪst/
- /ˈʃɜːtweɪst/
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- [shurt-weyst]
- /ˈʃɜrtˌweɪst/
Definitions of shirtwaist word
- noun shirtwaist a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women. 1
- noun shirtwaist Also called shirt-dress, shirtwaist dress, shirtwaister. a dress with a bodice and a front opening tailored like those of a dress shirt. 1
- noun shirtwaist a woman's blouse or bodice tailored more or less like a shirt 0
- noun shirtwaist a dress with a bodice like this 0
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Origin of shirtwaist
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; shirt + waist
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shirtwaist
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shirtwaist popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shirtwaist usage trend in Literature
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