T-shirt

Or tee-shirt,

[tee-shurt]

noun

1. a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.

T-shirt

noun

1. a lightweight simple garment for the upper body, usually short-sleeved

Word History and Origins

Origin of T-shirt¹

First recorded in 1940–45; named from its shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of T-shirt¹

so called because of its shape

Example Sentences

It’s unseasonably warm, so he’s wearing a T-shirt.

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A man in a Chicago Bears T-shirt egged him on and said the man looked like he worked out a lot.

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And it is undeniably a pleasant novelty not to see patrons at the theater in cargo shorts and T-shirts that talk to you.

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“I can wear clothing that I like to wear,” said Bruner, 63, who recently donned a black T-shirt with wide-leg pleated jeans at the club.

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Fast & Furious Legos, T-shirts and car stereos hit store shelves.

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• pullover 
• turtleneck