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noun

a man's shirt worn for formal or semiformal evening dress, usually having French cuffs and a stiff or pleated front to be fastened with studs.

a man's shirt, buttoning down the front and typically having long sleeves with barrel or French cuffs, and a soft or starched collar, worn with a necktie.

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Origin of dress shirt

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby dress shirt

dressmaker, dressoir, dress parade, dress rehearsal, dress shield, dress shirt, dress suit, dress uniform, dress-up, dressy, dressy casual

How to use dress shirt in a sentence

While Rhone and Vuori boomed during the pandemic, thanks to people being cooped up at home, they’ve recently pivoted to making office-appropriate attire, like dress shirts and polos for men in stretchy materials.
‘I’m embracing the discomfort’: Fashion brand execs share how their office style has transformed|jim cooper|October 22, 2021|Digiday
He sat courtside, in a pink dress shirt and slacks, surrounded by friends.
The Billionaire Playbook: How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes|by Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott and Ellis Simani|July 8, 2021|ProPublica
Madewell and Anthropologie are seeing a resurgence in dress sales, while Bonobos reports rising demand for suits, dress shirts and tuxedos.
Americans are starting to buy real clothes again|Abha Bhattarai|March 18, 2021|Washington Post
Prices are relatively inexpensive and come in at around 135 euros for a shirt or 35 euros for hand woven boxers.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The kids had a gift for him too, a tee shirt with ‘Baseball Spoken Here’ stenciled across the front.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light|Mike Barnicle|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Marvin takes off his T-shirt and dives into his swimming pool.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And so, he says he left prison without proper ID, just his release papers and the “dress-out gear” he was given by the state.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even for Arabic dance no one wears a long dress, just a scarf around the hips.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And she would be wearing some of the jewels with the white dress—just a few, not many, of course.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
If you use it wisely, it may be Ulysses' hauberk; if you reject it, the shirt of Nessus were a cooler winding-sheet!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
His hat was pushed back from his forehead, the collar of his blue flannel shirt was open.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
He reached down inside my shirt, with a none too gentle hand, and relieved me of the belt that held the money.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
That poor, pretty creature, starving, in her charming pink dress and hat of roses.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for dress shirt

dress shirt

noun

a man's shirt, usually white, worn as part of formal evening dress, usually having a stiffened or decorative front

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