T-shirt

American  

[tee-shurt] / ˈtiˌʃɜrt /

Or tee-shirt,

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.

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T-shirt British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of T-shirt

First recorded in 1940–45; named from its shape

Example Sentences

Parillo is wearing a T-shirt with “Legend” on the front and his name on the back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Is every band just a T-shirt company now?

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In another frame, Brigitte Bardot lies carefree in the countryside in a T-shirt and jeans.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Her opening look - a white T-shirt, a half-zipped knit, loose jeans - set a template that has now followed her to the Met Gala.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

He pulled the neck of his T-shirt, which he’d been sucking on in the way he sometimes did when he felt nervous, out of his mouth.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

Related Words

• bodice
• pullover
• turtleneck