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blouse

smock, lab coat

noun BLOOZ Rare
Home & Lifestyle Clothing

Origin: Origin uncertain; possibly from Dutch or a Germanic dialect word.

Also means

blouse (women's garment)

Usage Note

Blouse in France most commonly refers to a work smock or lab coat — schoolchildren traditionally wore a blouse over their clothes, and laboratory workers still do. The women's blouse (a light top) sense exists but is secondary; chemisier is often preferred for the garment. Blouse de travail is a work coat or overalls-style smock.

Examples

"Le médecin portait une blouse blanche."

Natural Translation

The doctor was wearing a white lab coat.

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