middy

/'midʃipmən/ Cách viết khác : (middy) /'midi/

Thân thiện

A young girl wears a middy to her sailing lesson.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A woman's or child's blouse styled like a sailor's uniform top: "middy" refers specifically to a type of blouse featuring a sailor collar, which is a large, square collar that hangs over the shoulders, often with a V-neck and a tie at the front.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She wore a crisp white middy with a navy blue skirt.
  • The children's school uniform included a blue middy for the girls.

Advanced Usage

• "Middy blouse": A more descriptive term for the same garment, emphasizing its style.
  • The vintage pattern was for a classic middy blouse.

Variants and Related Words

• Midshipman (noun): A naval officer candidate. This is the original, full word from which "middy" is derived as a colloquial shortening. It is a different meaning.
• Sailor collar (noun): The style of collar characteristic of a middy.

Synonyms

• Sailor blouse: A direct synonym describing the same garment style.
• Peter Pan collar blouse: A similar style, though a Peter Pan collar is typically flat and rounded, not always square like a traditional sailor collar.

Related Phrases

• In middy style: Describing something fashioned after the look of a middy blouse.
  • The dress was designed in middy style, complete with the iconic collar.

Học thuật

Noun

1. blouse with a sailor collar

Từ đồng nghĩa

• middy blouse