polo shirt

American  

noun

1. a short-sleeved, pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton or cottonlike knit, with a round neckband or a turnover collar.

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polo shirt British  

noun

1. a knitted cotton short-sleeved shirt with a collar and three-button opening at the neck

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Etymology

Origin of polo shirt

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

It took something as simple as a white polo shirt and styled it differently for different generations.

From The Wall Street Journal

José, who wore a gray polo shirt and new jeans, thought about all the time that had passed.

From Los Angeles Times

Ocalan was wearing a branded Lacoste polo shirt, and in an indication of his enduring relevance, the shirt quickly went viral and websites ran out of stock.

From BBC

Wearing jeans and a polo shirt, Wilson had come into town from Malibu to do his first full-length interview since a short-lived comeback attempt in 1976.

From Los Angeles Times

Red polo shirt, black pants from Kohl’s, Dashboard Confessional and Weezer echoing from the kitchen while the prep crew scrubbed down the line.

From Salon