shirt
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
an undergarment of cotton, or other material, for the upper part of the body.
a shirtwaist.
a nightshirt.
Idioms about shirt
in one's shirt sleeves, without a coat: It was so hot that they worked in their shirt sleeves.: Also in one's shirt-sleeves.
keep one's shirt on, Informal. to refrain from becoming angry or impatient; remain calm: Tell him to keep his shirt on until we're ready.
lose one's shirt, Informal. to lose all that one possesses; suffer a severe financial reverse: He lost his shirt in the stock market.
Origin of shirt
1Other words from shirt
- shirtless, adjective
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How to use shirt in a sentence
His Oxford shirts and matching boxers are, needless to say, woven.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTDee Dee candles, rosaries, shirts and prints are offered for sale near the gallery's door as a kind of consolation.
‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings | Melissa Leon | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was an on-and-off drug addict and sometimes a criminal; he was a collector of switchblades and vintage Disney T-shirts.
‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings | Melissa Leon | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNazi t-shirts are also very popular in Thailand, which is one step away from staging a revival of Springtime For Hitler.
Hitler is Huge in Thailand: Chicken Joints, T-Shirts, and A Govt.-Issued Propaganda Video | Marlow Stern | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNets guard Jarrett Jack claimed credit for the shirts LeBron James and several other players were seen in before the game.
‘I Can’t Breathe’ Makes It Onto the Court for Will and Kate to See | Jacob Siegel | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I bought me some sateen shirts,–black, too, with turn-down collars and little bits of white stripes.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher | Eleanor GatesTheir donations amounted to 2030 shirts, and they obtained 77 shirts and 380 pairs of stockings from New Jersey.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellWe was all in our poachin' clothes, faces blacked, women's nightcaps on, and shirts on over our coats.
The Chequers | James RuncimanThough neat and pretty, it was of a material commonly used for men's shirts.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumThe Adventure Girls were dressed alike in brown breeches, leather boots, and khaki shirts with brown silk ties to match.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair Blank
British Dictionary definitions for shirt
/ (ʃɜːt) /
a garment worn on the upper part of the body, esp by men, usually of light material and typically having a collar and sleeves and buttoning up the front
short for nightshirt, undershirt
keep your shirt on informal refrain from losing your temper (often used as an exhortation to another)
put one's shirt on informal to bet all one has on (a horse, etc)
lose one's shirt on informal to lose all one has on (a horse, etc)
Origin of shirt
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with shirt
see give the shirt off one's back; hair shirt; keep one's shirt on; lose one's shirt; stuffed shirt.
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