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

Others are quick to put on their newly purchased baseball caps and T-shirts.

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I asked him if he was going to get a T-shirt that says, “Change the Dang Rate!”

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I asked him if he was going to get a T-shirt that says, “Change the Dang Rate!”

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Most Serbian voters have a strong affinity for Russia, and tourist shops outside Belgrade’s biggest tourist attractions sell mugs and T-shirts with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s face on them.

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When we talked the other day, Percival wore a T-shirt with a cartoon image of a bull, with the word “PEN’’ stenciled on it.

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Related Words

• bodice 
• pullover 
• turtleneck