variants or less commonly
: a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless usually cotton undershirt
also : an outer shirt of similar design
T-shirted adjective

Examples of T-shirt in a Sentence

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The company promised to provide staff with two free black T-shirts, which the union is claiming many employees have not yet received. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 16 May 2025 Both Bell and her daughter — whose face Shepard kept private — wore white T-shirts, black pants, white Converse sneakers and denim button-up shirts. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 15 May 2025 Every participant receives a Rawlings baseball glove, Perfect Game baseball and an event T-shirt. John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 People can make their own pope jerseys at the team store (some have even used Roman numerals for the XIV), but the team won’t be selling chintzy T-shirts or making the players wear City Connect cassocks. Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for T-shirt

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of T-shirt was in 1920

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“T-shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-shirt. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

T-shirt

noun
variants also tee shirt
ˈtē-ˌshərt
1
: a cotton undershirt with short sleeves and no collar
2
: a jersey outer shirt designed like a T-shirt
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