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
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Lighter fabrics like dress shirts, blouses and slacks respond especially well to this technique.
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Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Leaning back on the cream pillows of an outdoor couch, Bündchen layered up with a light blue dress shirt, leaving the crisp design open to show off her white bra underneath.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
Sometimes he was dressed as a supervisor, carrying a clipboard and wearing a dress shirt and khakis.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Underneath her jacket, Knightley put a modern spin on the classic dress shirt, with light fabric and layering.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Leaning back on the cream pillows of an outdoor couch, Bündchen layered up with a light blue dress shirt, leaving the crisp design open to show off her white bra underneath.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
Sometimes he was dressed as a supervisor, carrying a clipboard and wearing a dress shirt and khakis.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Underneath her jacket, Knightley put a modern spin on the classic dress shirt, with light fabric and layering.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dress shirt
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“Dress shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20shirt. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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