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

Other e-commerce sites sell Chrome Hearts clothing like T-shirts, which go for more than $700, and sweatshirts that top $1,400.

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Skipper could keep a custom T-shirt shop busy with all his slogans.

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He wrote that he traded in his signature Hawaiian shirts for “a closet full of crazy T-shirts, all emblazoned with messages that encouraged people to wash their hands and mask up.”

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"Two months ago, I saw jihadists burn two trucks. The drivers died. I was just behind them. Miraculously they let me through," Moussa, 38, in an oil-stained red polo T-shirt, said.

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Tourists flocking to Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny’s residency shows want more permanent souvenirs than T-shirts.

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Related Words

• bodice 
• pullover 
• turtleneck