shirtwaist

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

shirtwaist
    n 1: a blouse with buttons down the front; "in Britain they call
         a shirtwaist a shirtwaister" [syn: {shirtwaist},
         {shirtwaister}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shirtwaist \shirtwaist\, Shirt waist \Shirt waist\ [shirt +
   waist; see {waist[3]}, n.]
   1. A woman's blouse resembling a men's shirt in cut and
      style; -- in England called a {blouse}.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

   2. a type of woman's dress with a bodice tailored like a
      shirt; -- also called {shirt dress}, {shirtwaist dress},
      and {shirtwaister}. --[RHUD]
      [PJC]