dress shirt
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
dress form, dress goods, dress parade, dress rehearsal, dress shield, dress shirt, dress suit, dress uniform, dress up, dress-down, dress-down friday
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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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