blouse

Etymology 1

1828, from French blouse (“a workman's or peasant's smock”), see that for more. More at blee, fold.

noun

1. (fashion, obsolete) A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
2. (fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.
3. (military fashion) A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
4. (India) A short garment worn under a sari.

verb

1. To hang a garment in loose folds.
2. (military) To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
   An anonymous black soldier summed up his feelings by declaring, "If I fail to blouse my boots, or [if I] wear an Afro, I get socked. […]" 1989, Bernard C. Nalty, Strength for the Fight: A History of Black Americans in the Military, page 311

Etymology 2

noun

1. Alternative form of blouze
2. Alternative form of blowess
3. Alternative form of blowze