shirt

noun

ˈshərt 

1

: a garment for the upper part of the body: such as

a

: a cloth garment usually having a collar, sleeves, a front opening, and a tail long enough to be tucked inside trousers or a skirt

b

: undershirt

2

: all or a large part of one's money or resources

lost his shirt on that business deal

shirtless

ˈshərt-ləs 

adjective

Examples of shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Look at their Fall 2024 collection, which features sheer animal print shirts, transparent dresses and slip skirts with lace trim. —Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024

Miranda Haley, who wore pigtails and a long-sleeve shirt to protect her from the sun, got out and pushed a jug of water through an opening in the wall. —Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024

There are cowl-like lapels and animal prints, peplum dresses and head scarves and shirts with the brand’s distinctive asymmetrical plackets. —Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024

There are shirts with the American flag on them and shirts with Aldean’s face on them and shirts with both Aldean’s face and the American flag on them. —Will Groff, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English shirte, from Old English scyrte; akin to Old Norse skyrta shirt, Old English scort short

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing shirt

• aloha shirt
• bloody shirt
• body shirt
• bush shirt
• camp shirt
• dress shirt
• give (someone) the shirt off one's back
• hair shirt
• Hawaiian shirt
• henley shirt
• keep your shirt on
• lose one's shirt
• lumberjack shirt
• muscle shirt
• polo shirt
• put one's shirt on
• ringer T-shirt
• shirt jacket
• sport shirt
• sports shirt
• stuffed shirt
• tee shirt
• T-shirt

Kids Definition

shirt

noun

ˈshərt 

1

: a garment for the upper part of the body usually with a collar, sleeves, a front opening, and a tail long enough to be tucked inside pants or a skirt

2

: undershirt