undershirt
a collarless, usually pullover undergarment for the torso, usually of cotton and either sleeveless and low-cut or with sleeves, worn chiefly by men and children.
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How to use undershirt in a sentence
If I have to take an important meeting, I throw a collared shirt over the undershirt.
After drying off, he puts on a fresh pair of underpants and an undershirt.
Humiliatingly, the president is shown in his undershirt, wiping off sweat with a towel.
Ivory Coast: Let's Stop the Bloodbath | Leymah Gbowee, Carol Mithers | April 15, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTMacnooder then claimed that the undershirt was manifestly sewed to the coat.
The Varmint | Owen JohnsonI shall always think of him in his proletarian grey woollen underdrawers and undershirt.
Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
I remember a few years ago when one could not find "undershirt" or "catboat" in the dictionary.
The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft | Dan BeardHe peeled down to his undershirt with short sleeves, and I saw in his muscles one reason why he was never tired.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellThe man was in his woollen undershirt, but Turnbull knew the energetic, apologetic head of the sergeant of police.
The Ball and The Cross | G.K. Chesterton
British Dictionary definitions for undershirt
/ (ˈʌndəˌʃɜːt) /
mainly US and Canadian an undergarment worn under a blouse or shirt: Brit name: vest
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