T-shirt

or tee-shirt, tee shirt

[ tee-shurt ]

noun
  1. a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.

Origin of T-shirt

1
First recorded in 1940–45; named from its shape
  • Also called T, tee.

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British Dictionary definitions for T-shirt

T-shirt

noun
  1. a lightweight simple garment for the upper body, usually short-sleeved

Origin of T-shirt

1
so called because of its shape

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