shirt

shirt

noun \ˈshərt\

Definition of SHIRT

1

: a garment for the upper part of the body: as a : a cloth garment usually having a collar, sleeves, a front opening, and a tail long enough to be tucked inside trousers or a skirt b : undershirt

2

: all or a large part of one's money or resources <lost his shirt on that business deal>

— shirt·less \-ləs\ adjective

Origin of SHIRT

Middle English shirte, from Old English scyrte; akin to Old Norse skyrta shirt, Old English scort short

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SHIRT

blurt, chert, curt, dirt, flirt, girt, hurt, pert, quirt, skirt, spurt, squirt, sturt, vert, wort