An outfit check

[Highland Logan]

You had me wondering there, I always defined "blousing" as adding fullness or looseness -- and Dictionary.com agrees with me:
intr. & tr.v. bloused, blous·ing, blous·es
To hang or cause to hang loosely and fully.

Agreed. When we usedd to "blouse" our trousers in the Army, it was just as you discribed.

Frank

[dfmacliam]

Agreed. When we usedd to "blouse" our trousers in the Army, it was just as you discribed.

Frank

Maybe I chose my words wrong.. but in the Marines.. we pulled the fullness out of our shirts by folding the "excess" material with two "pleats" one on each side, off the back.. making the shirt sit flat in the back, we also used garters to attach to the shirt and they attached to our socks, but this would definately be inappropriate with a kilt..LOL... I still use this method with my shirts, to keep a neat and tidy appearance, if my shirts are not tailored.. We have always refered to this as blousing..in reference to tucking something in.. like the utilities we wore in the Marines.. our trousers required we wore shoes.. and not boots.