Black Shirt

American  

noun

1. a member of a fascist organization, especially the Italian Fascist militia, wearing a black shirt as part of the uniform.

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Etymology

Origin of Black Shirt

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

“Johnno,” Babs calls, to a man in a black shirt who’s clearing off a just-vacated table.

From Literature

He tried to wipe it away with his sleeve, but he was too slow, and it dripped down onto his black shirt, joining a galaxy of white stains that looked like the night sky.

From Slate

Wearing leather trousers and a black shirt unbuttoned halfway down his chest, he launched into the angst-fuelled Back to Friends with a rock band, shrouded in dry ice, on a set modelled on a dingy club, looking every inch the moody indie messiah.

From BBC

Winkleman, who wore a white suit with matching headband and a black shirt for the occasion, was joined by family - including her mother, journalist Eve Pollard - at the royal residence.

From BBC

The missing man was wearing a white turban, black shorts, black shirt and a black vest.

From Los Angeles Times