Bra vs Blouse - What's the difference?
bra | blouse |
(physics) One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the other being the ket .
An outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt and reaches from the neck to the waist or below. Nowadays, in colloquial use, blouse refers almost always to a woman's shirt that buttons down the front.
(military) A loose-fitting uniform jacket.
To hang a garment in loose folds.
(military) To tuck one's pants/trousers (into one's boots).
* 1989 , Bernard C. Nalty, Strength for the Fight: A History of Black Americans in the Military , page 311
As nouns the difference between bra and blouse
is that bra is a brassiere while blouse is an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt and reaches from the neck to the waist or below. Nowadays, in colloquial use, blouse refers almost always to a woman's shirt that buttons down the front.As a verb blouse is
to hang a garment in loose folds.bra
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from brassiere.Derived terms
* maternity bra * nursing bra * peek-a-boo bra * push-up bra * sports bra * training bra * underwired braEtymology 2
From bracketNoun
(en noun)Antonyms
* ketEtymology 3
Representing a different pronunciation of bro , meaning brotherAnagrams
* English three-letter words ----blouse
English
(wikipedia blouse)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* deblouseVerb
(blous)- 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. "