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

Prices are much higher than the core collection with a hopsack or Donegal blazer selling for $1,500; trousers for $500; Bengal stripe or houndstooth dress shirts retailing for $350, and ties at $200. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

To fully emulate the 72-year-old actor, the Suicide Squad actress painted on some wrinkles and finished off her look with a crisp black tuxedo, a white dress shirt, a white tie, and a white pocket square. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026

According to Rusyniak, work-ready clothing (thinks suits, dress shirts, blouses, slacks, skirts, and dress shoes) are incredibly important for them. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026

Mayor Patrick Farrell stood before 10 members of city council in a white dress shirt and dark blazer studded with an American flag pin. — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 26 Oct. 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