shirt

shirt

noun \ˈshərt\

: a piece of clothing for the upper body that has sleeves and usually a collar and buttons down the front

Full 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