1
: a garment for the upper part of the body: such 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
2
: all or a large part of one's money or resources
lost his shirt on that business deal
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Woltemade took the No 27 shirt as a nod to his mother’s birthday.
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The college student uniform looms large this fall, and among all the track pants, flip-flops, and sweater vests trending right now, the rugby shirt is the most popular campus staple of the moment.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Even his shirt carried meaning.
—Greg Wehner , Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For the men in attendance, this meant open collars galore — from the respectable (see Jake Gyllenhaal and Pedro Pascal dropping a single top button of their Prada and Celine suits, respectively) to the veritably plunging (Walton Goggins forgoing the top three buttons of his Louis Vuitton shirt).
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The college student uniform looms large this fall, and among all the track pants, flip-flops, and sweater vests trending right now, the rugby shirt is the most popular campus staple of the moment.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Even his shirt carried meaning.
—Greg Wehner , Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For the men in attendance, this meant open collars galore — from the respectable (see Jake Gyllenhaal and Pedro Pascal dropping a single top button of their Prada and Celine suits, respectively) to the veritably plunging (Walton Goggins forgoing the top three buttons of his Louis Vuitton shirt).
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shirt. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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shirt
noun1
: a garment for the upper part of the body usually with a collar, sleeves, a front opening, and a tail long enough to be tucked inside pants or a skirt
2
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