Main Difference
The main difference between Blouse and Shirt is that the Blouse is a women’s garment for the upper body and Shirt is a garment for the upper body.
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Blouse
A blouse (English: , , or ) is a loose-fitting upper garment that was formerly worn by workmen, peasants, artists, women, and children. It is typically gathered at the waist or hips (by a waistband or belt) so that it hangs loosely (“blouses”) over the wearer’s body. Today, the word most commonly refers to a girl’s or woman’s dress shirt It can also refer to a man’s shirt if it is a loose-fitting style (e.g. poet shirts and Cossack shirts), though it rarely is. Traditionally, the term has been used to refer to a shirt which blouses out or has an unmistakably feminine appearance.
The term is also used for some men’s military uniform jackets.
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Shirt
A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body (from the neck to the waist).
Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men, it has become, in American English, a catch-all term for a broad variety of upper-body garments and undergarments. In British English, a shirt is more specifically a garment with a collar, sleeves with cuffs, and a full vertical opening with buttons or snaps (North Americans would call that a “dress shirt”, a specific type of “collared shirt”). A shirt can also be worn with a necktie under the shirt collar.
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Blouse (noun)
A shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
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Blouse (noun)
A shirt for women, particularly a shirt with buttons; a dress shirt tailored for women.
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Blouse (noun)
A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
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Blouse (verb)
To hang a garment in loose folds.
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Blouse (verb)
To tuck one’s pants/trousers (into one’s boots).
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Shirt (noun)
An worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.
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Shirt (noun)
a member of the shirt-wearing team.
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Shirt (verb)
To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as if with a shirt.
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Blouse (noun)
a woman’s upper garment resembling a shirt, typically with a collar, buttons, and sleeves.
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Blouse (noun)
a loose linen or cotton garment formerly worn by peasants and manual workers, typically belted at the waist.
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Blouse (noun)
a type of jacket worn as part of military uniform.
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Blouse (verb)
make (a garment) hang in loose folds
“I bloused my trousers over my boots”
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Shirt (noun)
a garment for the upper body made of cotton or a similar fabric, with a collar and sleeves, and with buttons down the front
“tonight he’s smartly dressed in shirt and tie”
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Shirt (noun)
a garment similar to a shirt, made of stretchable material and typically having a short row of buttons at the neck, worn as casual wear or for sports
“a rugby shirt”
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Shirt (noun)
used to refer to membership of a particular sports team
“Smith increased his chances of a Great Britain shirt with a penalty shot save”