Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

body shirt

American  

noun

  1. a close-fitting shirt or blouse having a shape and seams that follow the contours of the body.

  2. such a garment with a sewn-in or snap crotch, especially a woman's leotard or combination shirt and panty with a snap crotch.

Etymology

Origin of body shirt

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

One image stayed with the writer, though, that of a figure in flared crimson pants and a black body shirt standing in the doorway of the club and calmly watching the action.

From The Guardian

But Azhar left her pantaloons and body shirt hanging in her closet, her bracelets lined up on her table.

From Los Angeles Times

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.