body shirt

noun

1
: a close-fitting shirt or blouse
2
: a woman's close-fitting top made with a sewn-in or snapped crotch

Examples of body shirt in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of body shirt was in 1780

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“Body shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20shirt. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

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