# shirtwaister

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A woman's dress having a bodice in the style of a shirt, with buttons down the front.

## Etymology
From shirt + waist + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shirtwaister