shirt
[ shurt ]
/ ʃɜrt /
noun
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
an undergarment of cotton, or other material, for the upper part of the body.
a shirtwaist.
a nightshirt.
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Idioms for shirt
Origin of shirt
before 1150; Middle English schirte,Old English scyrte; cognate with German Schürze,Dutch schort apron, Old Norse skyrtaskirt
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British Dictionary definitions for shirt
shirt
/ (ʃɜːt) /
noun
a garment worn on the upper part of the body, esp by men, usually of light material and typically having a collar and sleeves and buttoning up the front
short for nightshirt, undershirt
keep your shirt on informal refrain from losing your temper (often used as an exhortation to another)
put one's shirt on informal to bet all one has on (a horse, etc)
lose one's shirt on informal to lose all one has on (a horse, etc)
Word Origin for shirt
Old English scyrte; related to Old English sceort short, Old Norse skyrta skirt, Middle High German schurz apron
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Idioms and Phrases with shirt
shirt
see give the shirt off one's back; hair shirt; keep one's shirt on; lose one's shirt; stuffed shirt.
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