variants or less commonly tee shirt
: a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless usually cotton undershirt
also : an outer shirt of similar design
T-shirted adjective

Examples of T-shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All runners will get a bib and T-shirt, with the first 3,500 to cross the finish line earning a medal. Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024 In addition to having the initial drop of the Spring 2024 collection, the Melrose store carries a dedicated capsule collection of T-shirts, sweatshirts and totes that were screen-printed with Schels’ portraits of a bunny and a cat. The Editors, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 Plus, denim shorts are incredibly easy to dress up or down: Simply style them with sneakers and a T-shirt for a casual ’fit, like Swift’s, or wear them with a blouse and sandals for an easy evening ensemble that’s ready in seconds. Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 Marni Prater, who lives outside of Fritch, Texas, has been selling T-shirts during the day to support victims of the fire and volunteering to treat animals for smoke inhalation and burns in the evenings. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Desiree Rios, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024 In 2008, Joshua Klein, a hacker who often wore tight black T-shirts, gave a TED talk about the intelligence of crows. Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024 His smiling visage adorns T-shirts, bags, key chains, scented candles, lip balm, iPhone cases and posters in college dorm rooms. John Blake, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024 There were plenty of T-shirts, long sleeves, hats and more for the bands and the festival. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024 Participants get a medal, T-shirt, beer and sticker. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of T-shirt was in 1920

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“T-shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-shirt. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

T-shirt

noun
variants also tee shirt
ˈtē-ˌshərt
1
: a cotton undershirt with short sleeves and no collar
2
: a jersey outer shirt designed like a T-shirt
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