dress shirt
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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
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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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