definitions

sport shirt

or sports shirt

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noun

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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RELATED WORDS

T-shirt

Nearby words

sporozoan, sporozoite, sporran, sport, sport fish, sport shirt, sport utility vehicle, sport-utility vehicle, sporter, sportfisherman, sportfishing
Compare dress shirt.

Origin of sport shirt

First recorded in 1915–20
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for sport shirt

  • The collar was sport-shirt style, too, worn open, and disclosed a muscular throat.

    The Golden Skull|John 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 Afloat|Ralph Henry Barbour