Quote Originally Posted by jkdesq

As to a marine's blouse, already discussed way back. Yes, I didn't know that soldiers and airman wear "blouses". Who would have thought. Apparently male peasants wear "blouses" too. The point still remains: a man's shirt (in the business suit sense) is not a blouse and no one would think to call it a blouse; this is the case despite a woman's blouse and a man's shirt being made out of the same or similar materials and being more or less the same in shape and function.
Now ladies calm down. def of Blouse : "A blouse most commonly refers to a woman's shirt, although the term is also used for some men's military uniform shirts."