dress shirt
noun
: a man's shirt especially for wear with evening dress
broadly
: a shirt suitable for wear with a necktie
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More relaxed office dress codes allowed men to wear suits and dress shirts while abandoning the formality of the necktie.
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Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Mateo had a green dress shirt and black bow tie sticking out from under his gown.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Inside, there is a special garment bag to keep suits and dress shirts free from wrinkles.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Her look—by Haider Ackermann for Tom Ford—was styled by Bradley Kenneth, and included a cropped black tuxedo jacket, dress shirt, and trousers.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Mateo had a green dress shirt and black bow tie sticking out from under his gown.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Inside, there is a special garment bag to keep suits and dress shirts free from wrinkles.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Her look—by Haider Ackermann for Tom Ford—was styled by Bradley Kenneth, and included a cropped black tuxedo jacket, dress shirt, and trousers.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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 1 Jul. 2025.
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