sport shirt
or sports shirt
- a long- or short-sleeved soft shirt for informal wear by men, having a squared-off shirttail that may be left outside the trousers, usually worn without a tie.
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Origin of sport shirt
First recorded in 1915–20
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The collar was sport-shirt style, too, worn open, and disclosed a muscular throat.
The Golden SkullJohn Blaine
He's never happier than when he's dolled up in a sport-shirt and a lavender scarf and toasting marshmallows.
The Adventure Club AfloatRalph Henry Barbour