camp shirt

noun

: a usually short-sleeved shirt having a notched collar and often patch pockets

Examples of camp shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This week in Paris, street stylers are embracing the last warm days of September in transitional outfits of trench coats, camp shirts, and bralettes. Phil Oh, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023 Wear with a retro-looking but modern-fitting cotton camp shirt like this one from Bonobos, which feels soft and keeps you cool at a poolside party or on a rooftop deck. Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health, 10 July 2023 Every bathing suit and camp shirt was handmade and silk screened and completely custom. Time, 27 June 2023 Small-scale producers supply the brand’s woven silk and voile fabrics, which are made on antique hand looms, giving their camp shirts and patchwork trousers a homespun quality. Lindsey Tramuta Jameson Montgomery Juan A. Ramírez Ellie Pithers Gisela Williams Amy Fang, New York Times, 25 May 2023 Plan a luxurious camping experience filled with matching camp shirts, endless s'more making and, of course, ghost stories by the fire. Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023 Up top, your light linen camp shirt will allow a breeze to flow right through it, and roomy shorts will give the kind of ventilation your trousers could never reach. Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2023 Made of soft organic cotton gauze, the camp shirt has front pockets and roll-tab sleeves. Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2023 In the mix, there is a T-shirt dress with a light elastic waist in a charming watermelon pink with grape illustrations, an itty-bitty sherpa jacket, and a set of off-white cotton shorts and a camp shirt that is printed with heart doodles. Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of camp shirt was in 1977

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“Camp shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camp%20shirt. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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