dress shirt

noun

: a shirt especially for wear with evening attire

broadly : a shirt with buttons, cuffs, and a collar that is suitable for wear with a necktie

Examples of dress shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, pack blazers, dress shirts, and anything with structure in a garment bag, which requires fewer folds and lays flat. — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026

The second suspect is described as having braids that extend past his waist who was wearing an orange-and-white Von Dutch ball cap, a dress shirt with a bow tie, white suspenders, dress pants, and patent leather dress shoes. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Hayek wowed in a blue dress adorned with firework-like crystal embellishments, while Valentina looked chic in a long leather skirt and a blue dress shirt. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

The future queen wore a striped black-and-white top with a green blazer, while William donned a simple gray suit and blue dress shirt. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dress shirt

• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert
• exert
• inert
• insert
• invert
• nightshirt
• overt