polo shirt

noun

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

Definition of polo shirt

: a close-fitting pullover often knit shirt with short or long sleeves and turnover collar or banded neck

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Recent Examples of polo shirt from the Web

The two matched in black Invictus Games polo shirts, giving you and your significant other a very easy and not-too-involved option for your Harry and Meghan couples costume this Halloween.

— josh duboff, Vanities, "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Match in Black Polo Shirts at Invictus Games Training," 6 Apr. 2018
Arriving for our interview in Armani specs, a white Calvin Klein polo shirt, white skinny jeans and white Prada sneakers, Yan looks pretty fly for a 57-year-old Shanghainese guy.

— Time, "The Trouble with Sharing: China's Bike Fever Has Reached Saturation Point," 2 Apr. 2018
Granted, The Lift Garage may sound pretty typical: As cars are waved in and go up on lifts, staff members in maroon polo shirts file paperwork and assist customers in a room that serves both as a front office and waiting area.

— bailey bischoff, The Christian Science Monitor, "She opened a car repair shop to help those with limited incomes," 22 Mar. 2018
The post included a picture of Mr. Conditt, smiling and wearing a dark-colored polo shirt.

— jon kamp, WSJ, "Austin Bombing Suspect: Home-Schooled College Dropout Known for Dry Wit," 21 Mar. 2018
And Eric Trump, 34, her husband of four years, wore beach shorts and a polo shirt so that few people would recognize him.

— jose lambiet, miamiherald, "Guess which Trump competed in the Las Olas Triathlon? | Miami Herald," 12 Mar. 2018
For some, that has meant a more casual atmosphere — bankers in polo shirts, someone near the door to act as a virtual host.

— paul gores, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "North Shore Bank ditches 'fortresses' in favor of small, open-design branches with new technology," 5 Feb. 2018
Also strong were dark polo shirts with scroll embroidery near the yoke, slim wool dresses with an inset of tiny vertical rows of beading, and knockaround, blanket-style coats.

— cathy horyn, The Cut, "Camp vs. Classicism," 4 Mar. 2018
Images of young men in white polo shirts and khakis were seen at last August's notorious rally in Charlottesville, Va., that ended with a protester from the opposition dead and 35 people injured.

— robert allen, Detroit Free Press, "Alt-right attorney defends racism, homophobia, Richard Spencer," 1 Mar. 2018

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