polo shirt

noun

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

polo shirt

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of polo shirt¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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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.

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

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Another worker, Nick Adams, 28, wearing a British Steel polo shirt, tells me he is heartened by the turnout.

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