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safari shirt

American  

noun

  1. a shirt resembling a bush jacket.


Etymology

Origin of safari shirt

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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“I thought to myself, if I don’t plant banyan trees, this area would become dry,” said Sadiman, wearing his trademark ranger hat and safari shirt, who goes by one name, like many Indonesians.

From Reuters • Mar. 19, 2021

Andueza, trailing behind, could have passed for Indiana Jones if he shaved his beard and picked up a whip; he wore a chocolate-brown safari shirt and a wide-brimmed waxed hat.

From Scientific American • Feb. 5, 2020

The program opens with Cronkite, in a short-sleeve safari shirt, standing in harsh daylight in front of Saigon ruins.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2018

Mr. Maynard was wearing a safari shirt and khaki pants, held up by a belt featuring a giant silver buckle of an elephant’s head.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2017

A safari shirt tucked into a lemon yellow tulle ball skirt, and worn with colored jewels at Ralph Lauren.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2014

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